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'Tonight you are going to the Big City. You will have the
opportunity to light a fire in the belly of the enemy that will
burn his black heart out.' The message from Commander-in-Chief of
RAF Bomber Command Sir Arthur Harris was clear. As the Second World
War continued into a fifth year, the airmen of Bomber Command were
to fly deep into hostile airspace and bring the war direct to the
German Nazi capital Berlin. From the autumn of 1943 to the last
days of winter in early 1944, during the hours of extended
darkness, the bomber crews braved the flak, the searchlights, enemy
night fighters and extremes of weather, to bombard the 'black
heart'. Prior to the all-out campaign against the 'Big City' Sir
Arthur Harris firmly believed his bomber force could break the
German will to wage war, but he also prophesied that 'It will cost
us between 400 and 500 aircraft'. Fighting High Publishing brings
together acclaimed Bomber Command historians to tell the story of
some of the thousands of airmen who failed to return from
operations as part of the 1943 and 1944 Bomber Command Battle of
Berlin. The authors, utilising family archives, personal testimony
and records, wartime memoirs, diaries and letters, witness
recollections, logbooks, and official documents, piece together the
remarkable, yet ultimately tragic events surrounding the losses
described. Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished black
and white and colour photographs Bomber Command Battle of Berlin
Failed to Return ensures the memory of those who made the ultimate
sacrifice is kept alive. 'We Will Remember Them'.
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