Firestorm DVD

After suffering heavy losses of aircraft during attacks on German factories, Churchill orders cities to be targeted to smash German morale and reduce the number of workers for the Nazi war machine. Hundreds of thousands of German civilians are killed as incendiary bombs destroy Hamburg and Dresden. Were these aerial attacks on German cities a necessary tactic in the war against Hitler? Or was it an act of revenge by the British and Americans? Using rare film footage (much of it in color) and stirring interviews with historians, former bomber pilots and survivors of the destruction, this extraordinary film brings to light the devastating allied air campaign against Nazi Germany.

This documentary from director Michael Kloft examines the killing of innocent German civilians during World War II. Historians and former soldiers offer an analysis of the lethal bombing campaign administered by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which targeted major German cities. The campaign is analyzed and discussed in this thought-provoking feature, which questions the necessity of Churchill's actions.