02570nam 2200637 a 450 991045208210332120200520144314.01-280-57737-197866136070961-4411-4751-9(CKB)2550000000101289(EBL)918770(OCoLC)793996917(SSID)ssj0000656008(PQKBManifestationID)12257092(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000656008(PQKBWorkID)10631649(PQKB)10884201(MiAaPQ)EBC918770(Au-PeEL)EBL918770(CaPaEBR)ebr10562632(CaONFJC)MIL360709(EXLCZ)99255000000010128920120608d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrForgotten blitzes[electronic resource] France and Italy under Allied air attack, 1940-1945 /Claudia Baldoli and Andrew KnappLondon ;New York Continuumc20121 online resource (313 p.)Library of New Testament Studies, TheDescription based upon print version of record.1-4411-3109-4 1-4411-8581-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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, over 55,000 civilians died. Until now, studies of bombing in World War 2 have focused largely on the British and German experiences; few cover France or Italy. Forgotten Blitzes aims to remedy this. It explains the reasons for the Allied offensives, and uses political, social and cultural approaches to explLibrary of New Testament Studies, TheWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operationsWorld War, 1939-1945FranceWorld War, 1939-1945ItalyElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations.World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945940.544Baldoli Claudia518033Knapp Andrew254476MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452082103321Forgotten blitzes2457488UNINA