{"product_id":"secret-casualties-of-world-war-simon-webb-9781399021234","title":"Secret Casualties of World War Two: Uncovering the Civilian Deaths from Friendly Fire","description":"The London Blitz and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are iconic myths for Britain and America. Few in either nation realize, however, that these artfully constructed narratives of heroic resistance to aerial bombardment both conceal appalling massacres of their own citizens. In Britain, thousands of civilians were killed when the army shelled London and other cities in an effort to prevent those living there from fleeing the German bombs. At Pearl Harbor, American warships fired their heavy guns at the city of Honolulu, with devastating results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Simon Webb reveals one of the last secrets of the Second World War; the casualties which 'friendly fire' from heavy artillery inflicted upon British and American civilians. In the case of the British, these deaths were part of a quite deliberate policy which was devised to ensure that those living in big cities remained there, despite the dangers of enemy bombing. There were times during the German bombing of London when more people were being killed by British shells than were dying as a result of enemy bombs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough this book traces the history of bombing and anti-aircraft guns from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, through to the First World War, its chief concern is with the events of the Second World War; particularly the Blitz. Nobody reading this book will ever view Pearl Harbor or the Blitz in quite the same way again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399021230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399021234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Simon Webb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756601929983,"sku":"9781399021234","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c97c530-07f2-45e7-acf3-a8aa7fdf69d7.jpg?v=1706593391","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-casualties-of-world-war-simon-webb-9781399021234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}