In Bombing Nazi Germany; renowned graphic novel author and artist Wayne Vansant profiles the dramatic joint American-British Allied air war against Nazi Germany throughout Europe during World War II. Meticulously researched; illustrated; and written with the same unmatched quality of Vansant's Normandy and Gettysburg (also from Zenith Press); Bombing Nazi Germany tells the story of the first and second generations of airmen; soldiers; and politicians from both sides who sought to bomb the enemy into submission. Vansant traces the development of the wildly controversial Strategic Bombing doctrine in the 1920s and 1930s; the early stages of WWII and the dominance of the German Luftwaffe; and the eventual 1942 involvement of the United States' 8th Air Force and its vast fleet of B-17 and B-24 bombers. Beautifully detailed with maps; schematics; and charts; Bombing Nazi Germany also explores how industry and science aided the Allied air forces in these violent fights; as both the Americans and British made crucial advancements in air detection and evasion methods. Finally; Vansant illustrates the lesser-known perspective of the brave German pilots five miles above the earth who fought not to protect Hitler's Reich; but their homes and families. As entertaining as it is educational; Bombing Nazi Germany continues Wayne Vansant’s tradition of brilliant nonfiction graphic history.
#3346891 in Books 2016-09-15Original language:English 9.37 x .85 x 6.26l; .0 #File Name: 0759121605258 pages
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