Originally published to critical acclaim in the U.K., Bomber Command, winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize, attracted controversy. Today it is widely considered a classic account of one of the longest and bloodiest campaigns of World War II. This work, in Hastings characteristic prose, profiles the harrowing experiences of Bomber Command's aircrews from 1939-45, the entire length of the air war in Europe, as well as the controversy surrounding the development and implementation of area bombing. Written from a vast collection of documents, letters, diaries, and interviews from many surviving senior officers, Bomber Command remains an important contribution toward understanding one of the most violent struggles of the war.