Allied bombing of Germany

Germany's blitz of Britain in 1940 and 41 killed almost 40,000 civilians and left three quarters of a million homeless. Digging out from the rubble, British morale did not buckle, but galvanized against the enemy.

It was under these circumstances that the British bomber command mounted its air campaign against Germany. At first the RAF used precision night bombing. That strategy changed and from 1942 to 45 the Allies adopted the policy of area bombing.

The result: a devastated country and civilian population.

From the moment the last bomb fell, the campaign was surrounded by controversy.

At issue the questions, were the bombings justified, and did they work?