The day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of the Night Blitz. Beginning with the first mass raid on London on September 7, 1940, the story is continued through the winter of 1940–41 with Ken Wakefield's masterly description of Luftwaffe operations over Britain. The result of over fifteen years of study and research, his 150,000-word account of each night's operations over Britain brings into focus for the first time the full details of the escalating attacks as one raid exceeded another in size, damage or deaths. Every German crash on land is listed with its crew, and footnotes are included on all those which are known to have been investigated or excavated since the end of the war, together with photographs of some of the more interesting discoveries. Over twenty features and special articles by historians and eyewitnesses intersperse the daily happenings, illustrating life at the time on both the civilian and Service fronts, and contrasting descriptions by German airmen give us an insight into just what it was like to be on the other side. A unique record of a period which changed the face of Britain and cost the lives of 40,000 of her people.

COMPLETE CONTENTS VOLUME 2

DEDICATION

FOREWORD

FROM THE EDITOR

THE CONTRIBUTORS

THE LUFTWAFFE

BLITZ!
September 1940-May 1941

INTRODUCTION

LUFTWAFFE OPERATIONS AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN

SEPTEMBER 1940

OCTOBER 1940

NOVEMBER 1940

THE NIGHT OFFENSIVE

DECEMBER 1940

JANUARY 1941

FEBRUARY 1941

MARCH 1941

APRIL 1941

MAY 1941

FINALE

The features or special articles

BLACK SATURDAY

GILLMAN'S DAREDEVILS

VERY COMMANDING OFFICER

UXB

LIFE IN THE SHELTERS

THE BATTLE OF GRAVENEY MARSHES

PUT THAT LIGHT OUT!

PADDOCK

TIEF-ANGRIFF AM ENGLAND

DISASTER AT CORONATION AVENUE STOKE NEWINGTON

TWO LAND MINES IN LONDON

A TELEGRAPH BOY REMEMBERS THE BLITZ

ON A MORTUARY VAN IN THE LONDON BLITZ

COVENTRY

THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND

FOLKESTONE

FIRESTORM

HEAVY RESCUE

FAIR ISLE INCIDENT

THE WEDNESDAY'

BEATING THE EXPERTS

FULL MOON

GLOSSARY