The bird earned the nickname Bomber Harris from villagers, referencing the wartime commander of RAF Bomber Command, Sir Arthur Harris, because of the way it had been “bombing down on people”.

Arthur Harris was a consistent and forthright advocate ... In May 1942 Harris was directed, with an ambiguity which came to typify Bomber Command's orders, to launch raids on industrial centres ...

Pp. 288. Index. 15.95. ISBN:1-84415-210-3 As the commander of the RAF’s Bomber Command, Sir Arthur Harris was one of those in charge of taking the war to Germany. He has been vilified, particularly in ...

One night, at the height of the Blitz, senior RAF officer Arthur Harris stood with ... and demoralising its population. Harris himself, who became head of Bomber Command in February 1942, played ...