| Operation Moonlight Sonata: The German Raid on Coventry Contributor(s): Kurki, Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275951049 ISBN-13: 9780275951047 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: On a clear moonlit night in November of 1940, the Luftwaffe used hundreds of bombers, thousands of high explosives and tens of thousands of incendiary bombs to attack the industrial might of England by bombing Coventry. This book analyzes the raid in detail, reviews the actions of both the Germans and the British preceeding the raid, and investigates the impact the raid had on British as well as American public opinion. The book also investigates the controversial question of how much advance notice the British actually had concerning the raid. The Coventry bombing proved to be the most concentrated single air attack of the entire Luftwaffe bombing campaign directed against the British during World War II. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| LCCN: 94041798 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Series: Praeger Series in Political |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.32" W x 9.48" (1.13 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On a clear moonlit night in November of 1940, the Luftwaffe used hundreds of bombers, thousands of high explosives and tens of thousands of incendiary bombs to attack the industrial might of England by bombing Coventry. This book analyzes the raid in detail, reviews the actions of both the Germans and the British preceeding the raid, and investigates the impact the raid had on British as well as American public opinion. The book also investigates the controversial question of how much advance notice the British actually had concerning the raid. The Coventry bombing proved to be the most concentrated single air attack of the entire Luftwaffe bombing campaign directed against the British during World War II. |