By the next morning, more than 4,500 tons of high explosives and incendiary devices had been dropped on the unprotected city. War is hell, and the ground level view in dresden during and after the bombing illustrates that hell exquisitely. The destruction of the virtually undefended german city of dresden by bombers of the royal air force and u. Were the 1945 allied bombings of dresden militarily justified. Dresden germany dresden germany history bombardment, 1945 dresden germany history bombardment. Bombing of dresden in world war ii germany 14 february 1945 up to 25,000 dead.
See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Dresden, 1945 kindle edition by alexander mckee author. Nov 17, 2018 frederick taylor writes in his book dresden. In my mind, the bombing was ordered for one of three possible. The devils tinderbox hardcover september 18, 1984 by alexander mckee author. Bombing of dresden in world war iiarchive 16 wikipedia. The devils tinderbox, author alexander mckee based his death toll off of a diary entry from a dresden resident which had the final tally at 256,000 dead. A graphic and suspenseful account, much of it drawn from eyewitness testimony, of the flaming destruction of dresden and the death of more than 35,000 people in the allied bombings of 1945. Dresden 1945 the devils tinderbox by mckee, alexander.
The devils tinderbox is the only one to present the personal descriptions of eyewitnesses, not only the survivors in the city but the aircrews, both british and american, who flew on the bombing mission and observed the appalling impact of their attacks. Certain conditions had to be present, such as the concentration of high buildings and a concentration of bombers in time and space, which produced so many huge fires so rapidly and so close together that the air above them superheated. Read the devils tinderbox dresden, 1945 by alexander mckee available from rakuten kobo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dresden, 1945 that the standard whitewash gambit, both british and american, is to mention that dresden contained targets x, y and z, and to let the innocent reader assume that these targets were attacked, whereas in fact the bombing plan totally omitted them and thus, except for one or two. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor read more. Tuesday, february, 1945 by frederick taylor 1st ed hbdj new. On february through 15, 1945, 0 american and british bombers dropped 5000 tons of incendiary and highexplosive bombs. Our females are dresden 1945 the devil s tinderbox dating amazing, bright and put the same value on making certain solitude dresden 1945 the devil s tinderbox dating just as far because they can do on supplying you with having a pleasing experience you wont ever forget notably with all anal drama in you or me or even ass to mouth atm.
Dresden 1945 the devil s tinderbox is the complete story of the allied boming of dresden, germany in february 1945. Tuesday, february, 1945 that dresden had been accepting refugees from the devastated cities of the ruhr, and from hamburg and berlin, ever since the british bombing campaign began in earnest. In this compelling narrative, alexander mckee examines motive, morality. The attack was centered on the readily identifiable ostragehege sports stadium. The devils tinderbox alexander mckee snippet view 1982. Bombing of tokyo in world war ii japan 910 march 1945. Bibliography on warfare, especially strategic bombing.
The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee 1984, hardcover dresden. Today dresden has rebuilt from the ashes of february 15, 1945, but the tragedy of this particular military operation continues to haunt those who in their way helped bring wwii to an end. Army air force, in midfebruary, 1945, remains one of the most. The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee 1984, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. In this compelling narrative, alexander mckee examines motive, morality, and responsibility in the horrible allied raid on dresden, germany. Dresden 1945the devils tinderbox is the complete story of the allied boming of dresden, germany in february 1945. Main article primary sources 1 alexander mckee, dresden 1945. How many germans died under raf bombs at dresden in 1945. The devils tinderbox by mckee, alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Further even if we assume it is true it is for a war time not post war number and it does not claim that the figures were subject to distortion. Certain conditions had to be present, such as the concentration of high buildings and a concentration of bombers in time and space, which produced so many huge fires so rapidly and so close together that the air above them super. Wears war is the battle to bring fake history into accord with the facts. The british royal air force raf began the bombing of dresden on february, 1945, between 10. Devil 1945 for sale antiques and rare collectibles.
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The firestorm created by the bombing of the city killed over 35,000 people. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The devils tinderbox by mckee, alexander hardback book the cheap. Dresden, 1945 alexander mckee controversy still rages about the allied decision to bomb the beautiful and historic city of dresden on february th 1945. Dresden death toll estimates introduction the bombing of dresden remains one of the deadliest and ethically most problematic raids of world war ii. The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee overdrive rakuten. At least 25,000 inhabitants died in the terrifying firestorm and thirteen square miles of the citys.
The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He lives in grosvenor square, london, and is the father of. Read the devil s tinderbox dresden, 1945 by alexander mckee available from rakuten kobo. Translated and published around the world, it became a bestseller in many countries. Alexander paul charrier mckee obe 25 july 1918 22 july 1992 was a british journalist.
However, one fault of mckees number is that he completed much of his research by interviewing those who were in the city when the. By then the war was virtually won and dresden was peopled mainly by. Controversy still rages about the allied decision to bomb the beautiful and historic city of dresden on february th 19. For instance, the 1982 book creatively named, dresden 1945. Evans a refutation of david irvings dresden firestorm chapter november 18, 2018 november 20, 2018 renegade 35 comments. This is the most important work on the subject, and it is available for free. The bombing of dresden was a britishamerican aerial bombing attack on the city of dresden, the capital of the german state of saxony, during world war ii. A firestorm area of approximately 8 square miles 21 km 2 was reported at dresden.
In this compelling narrative, alexander mckee examines motive, morality and responsibility in the horrific allied raid on dresden, germany. Therefore, it is hard to draw a final conclusion about this event, based solely on reading this book. Army air force, in midfebruary, 1945, remains one of the most controversial episodes of the second. At least 25,000 inhabitants died in the terrifying firestorm and thirteen. Undefended and without strategic significance, this historic city sheltered a million people, half of them refugees. Army air force, in midfebruary, 1945, remains one of. After the firestorm debating the dresden death toll. In between researching and writing books, mckee took up subaqua diving with the southsea branch of the british subaqua club. By late 1943 dresden was already overstretched and finding it hard to accept more outsiders. Not withstanding its immense reputation as a cultural storehouse, dresden also possessed 127 factories, and by 1945 ranked as seventh in germanys list of important industrial cities. The devils tinderbox hardcover june 3 1982 by alexander mckee author 4. In 1963, british historian david irving published a pathbreaking study on this topic. Mckees book is rigorously fairminded and does not take the easy option of moral denunciation of the allies, who were divided among themselves and still had a.