Article: Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945.(Book review)

Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945. Edited by Paul Addison and Jeremy A. Crang. (Chicago, Ill.: Ivan R. Dee, 2006. Pp. x, 260. $16.95.)

The destruction of the ancient and beautiful German city of Dresden by Allied bombers on 13-14 February 1945 has two aspects: as concrete historical fact and as a locus for a moral and political controversy. In this book, the editors demonstrate that, even after myths are dispelled and the facts rigorously established, a core of controversy remains.

The book consists of six papers delivered at a University of Edinburgh colloquium in 2003, with three additional chapters. The contributors are all recognized experts in their fields, ...

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