THE NIGHT BLITZ 1940-1941.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated black+red illustrated dw/dj and blue+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Head of spine/backstrip; top two corners minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy? Bright,clean,publisher's original,plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-288pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, author introduction,10 chapters+epilogue,8pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp128/9,appendices (A-H),list of abbreviations,a bibliography and index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/table. In the Battle of Britain and the battle of the Atlantic,Germany sought to bring about a British defeat by pitting its servicemen against those of their enemy.The Night Blitz campaign was different; it saw the might of the Luftwaffe waging war on Britain's civilian population with the aim of causing material destruction and destroying public and political morale.Aerial attacks were launched against Britain for the remainder of the war,but it was between June 1940 and the early summer of 1941 that the most intense action took place.If the loss of life and property in this period failed to bring the nation down,then surely it could survive and win the war.In this finely structured study of the build-up to,and execution of,the campaign,John Ray assesses the weapons and aircraft used,the strategies involved and the leaders of the combatant forces.While keeping the reader informed of the constant changes of tactics and policies employed,he notes the effects of the Blitz actions on British cities,their people,their industry and their 'will to fight'.He ensures that the reader remains fully acquainted with both the civilian and military elements of the period.This volume of fresh and diligent research ensures that this subject will remain a topic of examination for the post-war generations.With the city and seaport damage caused by the Blitz now all but eradicated by modern construction,we might all too easily forget that while Britain fought off the threat of a seaborne invasion in WW2 its cities and people were not saved from the physical and mental damage of aerial bombardment. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!