We can wreck Berlin from end to end...It will cost us between 400 and 500 aircraft. It will cost Germany the war."--Sir Arthur Harris, in a letter to Winston Churchill. The Battle of Berlin was the most sustained offensive against a single target, and its merits are debated even today. Here is the story behind these costly raids--including crucial tactical shifts within the R.A.F.--and month-by-month coverage of the most important runs. Based on over 400 interviews with British and German aircrews.

Originally published: London ; New York : Viking, 1988.