RAF AT THE CROSSROADS: The Second Front and Strategic Bombing Debate 1942-1943

The events of 1942 marked a pivotal year in the history of British air power. The theory that long-range bombing could win wars had dominated British defense policy. Conventional armies and the air forces that supported them were seen as an outmoded way of waging war. In 1941 evidence began to mount that British policy was wrong. 16 pages of photos.