RAF Bomber Command 1936‐1968: An Operational and Historical Record

While the RAF has operated bombers since its foundation in 1918, Bomber Command as a distinct organization existed only from 1936 to 1968, and the present work, written by a former airman with several other books to his credit, aims to provide an account of its structure and operations, its aircraft and their crews throughout the period. This is done in five sections of different lengths. First comes a general history of the aims of Bomber Command and the strategies by which it attempted to carry them out; the next and largest section is a detailed account of its principal...