The Battle of Hamburg (book)
 The cover of the 2000 Cassell paperback edition of The Battle Of Hamburg | |
| Author | Martin Middlebrook |
|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Hamburg |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's sons, Cassell (2000 reprint ed.) |
Publication date | 1981 |
The Battle of Hamburg (subtitled: The Firestorm Raid) is a book by the British military historian Martin Middlebrook describing the combined RAF Bomber Command and USAAF 8th Air Force attacks on the German city of Hamburg in the Summer of 1943.
The raids were carried out under the codename Operation Gomorrah and the initial attack became infamous for creating the phenomenon known as a firestorm, which caused great destruction to the city and its inhabitants.
The book attempts to give a non-partisan account and goes into well researched detail about the raid, which includes interviews with participants from both sides of the battle.
References
- The Battle of Hamburg–The Firestorm Raid by Martin Middlebrook - Cassell - 2000 - ISBN 0-304-35345-0
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