Martin Easdown's compelling account of the German air raid on Folkestone
in 1917 and its appalling aftermath is the first comprehensive history
of an episode to be published. He gives a dramatic description of the
event, relying heavily on the eyewitness testimony from the townspeople
who were there on that fateful day. He records the experiences of the
German airmen who carried out the raid and pioneered a new and
terrifying method of warfare. In addition, he recounts in graphic detail
similar attacks by bombers, seaplanes and Zepplins on other Kentish
towns, including Dover, Ramsgate, Margate and Sheerness.