Air Campaign- The Ruhr 1943

The RAF bombing campaign against Germany in WW2 remains controversial all these many years later. Between Dunkirk and Normandy, Britain had few means besides Bomber Command to carry the war into Germany. At the same time, Bomber Command and the German air defense system were engaged in a closely run race of newly developed technologies. The attraction of this Osprey Air Campaign series book is that it illuminates a broad and complicated topic by a deep and narrow focus on the RAF's campaign against the Ruhr in 1943. A terse narrative covers the offensive and defensive aspects of the struggle, nicely supported by an excellent collection of period photographs and modern illustrations, maps, and battle diagrams. Not least, the author is prepared to engage with the effects of the campaign on both sides in an honest and reasonably nuanced manner. Very well recommended to students of the air war during WW2.