The bitter year of 1942 and all its sacrifices was over...As the New Year dawned it seemed that at last the tide of war was turning in the Allies' favour.There was no doubt on either side that 1943 would be the decisive year, and therefore Churchill, Roosevelt and their Chiefs of Staff met in Casablanca to determine strategy for this new phase of the war.One of the decisions reached at the Casablanca Conference was to unite the strategic bombing arms of the RAF and the USAAF to form a single force.Their aim - to ensure the progressive destruction and dislocation of the German military, industrial and economic system and the undermining of the morale of the German people, to a point where their capacity for armed resistance is fatally weakened.In this revealing historical account, Robert Jackson examines in detail the effects of this directive and assesses the achievements of the Strategic Bombing Offensive from 1943 to 1945.Storm From The Skies is the perfect read for fans of World War 2 and military history. Praise for Robert Jackson 'The controversy over the bombing of German cities ... has tended to obscure the pioneer work of Bomber Command ... this could well be remedied by Robert Jackson's well-researched account of Bomber Command from 1932 to the end of 1942.' Daily Telegraph'Robert Jackson explains with honesty and clarity why the force had so many failures and paid so heavily for them in those early years ... This book makes no attempt to excuse: its intention to explain is admirably achieved and is convincing.' Times Literary SupplementRobert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.