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Mark Clapson surveys a century of aerial warfare through its effects on civilians and cities. Beginning with the earliest bombing campaigns, he follows the development of air raids, civil defence and the destruction and rebuilding of urban communities.
The book places Britain's Blitz alongside bombing in continental Europe and Japan, including the atomic attacks, and later American air campaigns. It also examines how victims and damaged cities have been commemorated, and why arguments about bombing continue after the fighting has ended.
A timeline, illustrations, bibliography and a chapter on archives and online resources provide starting points for further research. This is the complete 2019 edition, with the original photographs and references.