“Bomber” by Len Deighton, a British writer, was published in 1970, but was apparently reissued recently with a forward by Malcolm Gladwell who wrote, ‘Bomber’ is one of the greatest British antiwar novels ever written’. That was enough to get me to read the book. Although it’s a novel, it is written in the style of a documentary about a 24-hour period during WWII. There is no glory in this book, just facts of who lived, who was wounded, and who died. The author introduces us to both British and German forces, both civilian and military, both on the ground and in the air. The research that Deighton completed for this novel was remarkable. He’s probably better known for his spy novels, but this novel was gripping about what was a brutal time in the history of humanity. If you’re a fan of WWII novels, this one is a must.
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