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Authors: Max Hastings

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‘Overall Report’
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Overlord
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Owen, Charles
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Owen, Ken
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Oxley, ‘Beetle’
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Paget, General Sir Bernard
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Pantellaria
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Parker, Noel
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Parrot
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Parsons
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Patch, Sam
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Pathfinder Force
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Peach
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Peenemunde
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Peirse, Sir Richard
against bombing Germany
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area bombing
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becomes C-in-C Bomber Command
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anti-shipping attacks
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Butt Report
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loss of confidence in
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leaves Bomber Command
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Penarth
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Perkins
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Pett, Sergeant
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Pile, Sir Frederick
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pilots
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Pilsen
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Pointblank
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Portal, Sir Charles
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discipline of Trenchard
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pre-war bombing trophies
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and use of Blenheims
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operations in France
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early attacks on coastal ports and oil installations
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on attacking Scandinavian airfields
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and bombing policies
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becomes Chief of Air Staff
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anti-shipping attack
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4,000 bomber plan
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and Churchill’s ambivalence to bombing
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area bombing
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and Lord Cherwell’s paper
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appoints Harris to Bomber Command
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1,000 plan
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proscription
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bomber offensive plans
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winning the war by bombing
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Eaker Plan
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Combined Bomber Offensive
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Battle of Berlin
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problem with Harris
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Pointblank
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Transport Plan
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oil targets
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publicity
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raid on Darmstadt
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Octagon
conference
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Dresden raids
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ability
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Porter, Ed
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Portreath
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Portsmouth
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Pound
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precision bombing
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propaganda
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Prouville
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Pughe-Lloyd, Hugh
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Purdy, Sergeant
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Quebec conference
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Rachel, Operation
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radar
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German
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Window
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Ramshaw, Sergeant
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Rankin
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Rattigan
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‘Razzles’
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RE8
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rear gunners
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Reid
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Remscheid
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Renault works
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Richards
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Richmond, Admiral Sir Herbert
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Riddlesworth
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Road to Berlin
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Rohm & Haas works
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Roosevelt, President
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Rostock
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Rotherham, Lt-Commander
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Rotterdam
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Rouen
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Royal Air Force
creation
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inter-war years
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inter-war Air Control
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pre-war lack of interest in fighters
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training
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ill-preparedness for war
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armament
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independent role of
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1939 composition
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use of secure bases
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air support for Army
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relations with Army
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air support for Navy
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relations with Navy
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Navy’s demands on
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publicity and press relations
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Royal Flying Corps
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Royal Naval Air Service
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Royal Navy

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