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Forgotten blitzes : France and Italy under allied air attack, 1940-1945 /

"France and Italy account for fully one third of all Allied bombs dropped on Europe between 1940 and 1945. Italy received some 370,000 tons of bombs, nearly five times the total dropped on Britain by the Luftwaffe; France, over 570,000, nearly eight times the British figure. In each country, ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Baldoli, Claudia
Other Authors:	Knapp, Andrew
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : New York : Continuum, 2012.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British. World War, 1939-1945 > France. World War, 1939-1945 > Italy. Bombing, Aerial > France > History > 20th century. Bombing, Aerial > Italy > History > 20th century.

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