Operation Millennium. "Bomber" Harris's Raid on Cologne, May 1942

London England: Robert Hale Ltd, 1987. Hardback. First Edition. Operation Millennium. Wear and a couple of small tears to edge of D/J. Sunned spine to D/J. Foreword by General Adolf Gallan. A detached yet moving account of the first thousand bomber raid which ultimately reduced the population of Cologne by ninety-five per cent. 'Operation Millennium' was the terrible culmination of months of pressure from 'Bomber' Harris to get this new and deadly strategy accepted. It was an extraordinary feat of organization involving 1,048 bombers, over 6,000 aircrew and 53 British airfields. To ensure the success of this first strike of the Allied blitz, 'maximum effort' was the order. The Royal Air Force waged a merciless campaign against any airmen who showed faltering commitment, ruthlessly trying them by court martial as 'lacking moral fibre'. In this impressive and uncromising picture of the war in the skies, the atmosphere of night bomber stations is vivivdly recalled - the comradeship, the courage lightly worn, the pity and the fear. The raid on Cologne is remembered by the crews of Bomber Command and the unlucky citizens of Cologne who endured the night raids. The author has interviewed Britons and Germans, aggressors and victims. Their eye-witness accounts testify to the horror and heroism on both sides of this unprecendented raid. Illustrated. 218 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.