Table of Contents
List of Photographs vi
List of Maps and Diagrams vii
Introduction 1
1 'Berlin Next' 6
2 The Adversaries 10
3 Berlin: the City Target 21
4 The Battle Opens, 23 August 1943 29
5 31 August to 3 September 1943 77
6 A New Start 98
7 Under the Bombs 140
8 The New Year 173
9 January - Pressing on 220
10 February - Turning Away 262
11 One More Try 275
12 The Reckoning 306
13 The Aftermath 326
Experiences 334
Appendix 1 R.A.F. Bomber Command Order of Battle and Operational Performances in the Battle of Berlin 353
Appendix 2 Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Order of Battle in the Battle of Berlin 371
Appendix 3 Bomber Command Statistics 376
Appendix 4 156 Squadron Lancaster 387
Acknowledgments 390
Bibliography 397
Index 399