Bomber Offensive
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Bomber Offensive is the memoir of Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, detailing his leadership of the RAF Bomber Command and its strategic bombing campaign during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bomber Offensive canonical | 2 |
| RAF Bomber Command night bombing offensive | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| aboutOrganization | Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ |
| aboutPerson | Arthur Harris ⓘ |
| author |
Arthur Harris
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surface form:
Arthur "Bomber" Harris
Arthur Harris ⓘ Arthur Harris ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Arthur Harris
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Harris’s justification of area bombing
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execution of bombing raids ⓘ operational challenges of Bomber Command ⓘ planning of bombing campaigns ⓘ technological developments in bombing ⓘ |
| documents |
development of Bomber Command doctrine
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major bombing operations over Germany ⓘ use of new navigation and bombing aids ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
RAF bombing strategy debates
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area bombing of German cities ⓘ night bombing operations ⓘ strategic bombing campaign against Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
military memoir
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war memoir ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Allied air strategy
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civilian bombing in World War II ⓘ command decisions in wartime ⓘ ethics of strategic bombing ⓘ relationship between Bomber Command and British government ⓘ relationship between Bomber Command and other Allied air forces ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bomber Offensive self-link ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership interested in World War II
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military history readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
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surface form:
RAF Bomber Command
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
air warfare ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | autobiographical ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| portrays |
Harris’s defense of his wartime conduct
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Harris’s views on German morale bombing ⓘ |
| portraysRoleOf |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command
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surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command
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| setInPeriod | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1939–1945
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World War II ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur Harris ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RAF Bomber Command night bombing offensive