{"product_id":"raf-bomber-command-operations-manual-isbn-9781785211928","title":"RAF Bomber Command Operations Manual","description":"Night after night for six years of war, RAF Bomber Command's squadrons pounded away at the cities of Nazi Germany in a determined effort to bring the Third Reich to its knees. Pitted against Bomber Harris's aircrews and aircraft were some of the most effective and deadly defenses the world had seen up until then.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Bomber Command to launch a 'maximum effort' raid on the Ruhr by night, or a low-level strike on a target in enemy occupied Europe by day, it involved a huge amount of planning. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho decided what to bomb?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy, when and where were bomber airfields built?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow was the overall command structure organized, from the Air Council down to individual squadron level?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho were the commanders and who were the men that made up the rank and file of the Command?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the RAF train its bomber crews?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat aircraft did they fly and what weapons did they use?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow was a raid planned and once it was launched what happened?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow was the effectiveness of a raid and bomber tactics analyzed afterwards?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the RAF go about tracing the 'missing' (47,000 men 'failed to return' from operations)? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow were damaged bombers repaired and made good again for operations?  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Useful appendices include a Bomber Command War Diary listing key events 1939-1945, squadrons and their commanders, an a-to-z of bomber airfields, and sample orders of battle from 1939, 1943 and 1945. Fully illustrated with some 300 photographs, the \u003ci\u003eRAF Bomber Command Operations Manual\u003c\/i\u003e gives a compelling insight into the workings of one of the most powerful instruments of 20th century warfare.","brand":"Haynes Publishing UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896683720933,"sku":"NP9781785211928","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781785211928_14bd15c5-78d0-4bb1-98aa-9c3437e92092.jpg?v=1771872472","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/raf-bomber-command-operations-manual-isbn-9781785211928","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}