From the perspective of many authors, the Allied bombing of Dresden is examined.

Strategic bombing and the question of civilian casualties up to 1945 /Hew Strachan -- The Dresden raids : why and how / Sebastian Cox -- The city under attack / SÌÌoÌnke Neitzel -- Victor Klemperer's Dresden / Jeremy A. Crang -- Wartime reactions / Tami Davis Biddle -- The post-war debate / Richard Overy -- The reconstruction of the city's historic monuments / Nicola Lambourne --Why Dresden matters / Alan Russell -- Dresden as a war crime / Donald Bloxham.