The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. By the next morning, more than 4,500 tons of high explosives and incendiary devices had been dropped on the unprotected city. Army air force, in midfebruary, 1945, remains one of. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In my mind, the bombing was ordered for one of three possible. Undefended and without strategic significance, this historic city sheltered a million people, half of them refugees. 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. Therefore, it is hard to draw a final conclusion about this event, based solely on reading this book. Translated and published around the world, it became a bestseller in many countries. Nov 17, 2018 frederick taylor writes in his book dresden. Tuesday, february, 1945 from the worlds largest community of readers.
However, one fault of mckees number is that he completed much of his research by interviewing those who were in the city when the. 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. 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. Were the 1945 allied bombings of dresden militarily justified.
The firestorm created by the bombing of the city killed over 35,000 people. In between researching and writing books, mckee took up subaqua diving with the southsea branch of the british subaqua club. 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. In 1945, dresden became an important objective for allied bombers. The present volume, apocalypse 1945, revises and updates that work on the basis of information which has become available since 1963. The devils tinderbox by mckee, alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bibliography on warfare, especially strategic bombing. 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. At least 25,000 inhabitants died in the terrifying firestorm and thirteen.
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. The devil s 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. The historic city of dresden had a population of one million people, half of them were refugees. A firestorm area of approximately 8 square miles 21 km 2 was reported at dresden.
After the firestorm debating the dresden death toll. Dresden, 1945 by alexander mckee, 9780285625150, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Alexander paul charrier mckee obe 25 july 1918 22 july 1992 was a british journalist. After the firestorm debating the dresden death toll wears. The attack was centered on the readily identifiable ostragehege sports stadium. 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. Dresden, 1945 kindle edition by alexander mckee author. The devils tinderbox hardcover june 3 1982 by alexander mckee author 4. The destruction of the virtually undefended german city of dresden by bombers of the royal air force and u. In 1963, british historian david irving published a pathbreaking study on this topic.
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At least 25,000 inhabitants died in the terrifying firestorm and thirteen square miles of the citys. This is the most important work on the subject, and it is available for free. Sep 07, 2017 dresden death toll estimates introduction the bombing of dresden remains one of the deadliest and ethically most problematic raids of world war ii. 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 by alexander mckee 1984, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Controversy still rages about the allied decision to bomb the beautiful and historic city of dresden on february th 19. Tuesday, february, 1945 by frederick taylor 1st ed hbdj new. 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. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee 1984, hardcover dresden. Army air force, in midfebruary, 1945, remains one of the most controversial episodes of the second. Bombing of dresden in world war iiarchive 16 wikipedia. Evans a refutation of david irvings dresden firestorm chapter november 18, 2018 november 20, 2018 renegade 35 comments. In four raids between and 15 february 1945, 722 heavy bombers of the british royal air force raf and 527 of the united states army air forces usaaf dropped more than 3,900 tons of highexplosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city. Bombing of dresden in world war ii germany 14 february 1945 up to 25,000 dead. The devils tinderbox by alexander mckee overdrive rakuten. The devil s tinderbox by alexander mckee 1984, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Dresden, 1945 alexander mckee controversy still rages about the allied decision to bomb the beautiful and historic city of dresden on february th 1945. In this compelling narrative, alexander mckee examines motive, morality. War is hell, and the ground level view in dresden during and after the bombing illustrates that hell exquisitely. 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. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor read more. Dresden death toll estimates introduction the bombing of dresden remains one of the deadliest and ethically most problematic raids of world war ii.
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