The Devil's Tinderbox: Dresden, 1945

Description

Controversy still rages about the Allied decision to bomb the beautiful and historic city of Dresden on February 13th 1945. By then the war was virtually won and Dresden was peopled mainly by civilians and refugees, most of them women and children. The firestorm created by the bombing of the city killed over 35,000 people. The Devil's Tinderbox is the only one to present the personal descriptions of eye-witnesses, not only the survivors in the city but the air-crews, both British and American, who flew on the bombing mission and observed the appalling impact of their attacks. Alexander McKee c.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; 1 Thirty-Five Years; 2 'Frostbite March'; 3 Bombs Away!; 4 The Target; 5 The Dresden Decision; 6 'Enjoy the War for the Peace will be Awful'; 7 'The Swine! The Swine!'; 8 Ways Through the 'Witches' Cauldron'; 9 'Mummy, Where Are You?'; 10 'Learn How to Weep'; 11 'Acts of Terror and Wanton Destruction'; 12 'Activists from the First Hour'; 13 'Who Knows Us?'; Sources and Acknowledgements; Bibliography; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; Plates.