The fire and the Darkness: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945 by Sinclair McKay (Hardback)

This gripping non-fiction narrative, published in 2020, recounts the harrowing history of the Dresden Bombing—one of the most devastating attacks of World War II. “On February 13, 1945, at 10:03 p.m., British bombers began the assault. The first wave of RAF bombers killed people and destroyed buildings, roads, and other structures. The second wave followed with incendiary bombs, turning the streets into a blast furnace, the shelters into ovens, and whipping up a molten hurricane in which the citizens of Dresden were burned, baked, or suffocated to death. Early the next day, American bombers finished off what was left.” This 320-page hardcover includes maps, dozens of fascinating photographs, extensive notes, and a comprehensive index.

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