Inferno
The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943
Penguin
Paperback : 28 Feb 2008
£8.99
Synopsis
In July of 1943, British and American bombers launched an attack on the German city of Hamburg that was unlike anything the world had ever seen. For ten days they drenched the city with over 9,000 tons of bombs, with the intention of erasing it entirely from the map. The fires they created were so huge they burned for a month, and were visible for 200 miles. As those who survived emerged from their ruined cellars and air-raid shelters they were confronted with a unique vision of hell: a sea of flame that stretched to the horizon, the burnt-out husks of fire engines that had tried to rescue them, charcoaled corpses and roads that had become flaming rivers of melted tarmac.
Using many new first-hand accounts and other material, Keith Lowe gives the human side of an inhuman story, and the result is an epic story of devastation and survival, and a much-needed reminder of the human face of war.
Product details
Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780141020181
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 512
Published : 28 Feb 2008
Publisher : Penguin
Inferno
The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943
£8.99
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