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Violence
A lot
Graphic wartime violence; deaths; bombing of civilians and soldiers alike
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content; wartime relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of war's indiscriminate destruction and the humanity of all sides
What this book is about
Deighton's 1970 WWII novel follows a single bombing raid over Germany on a June night in 1943, told from the perspectives of the British bomber crews, the German night fighters, and the citizens in the target area. Graphic violence on all sides. For adults.
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Graphic war violence
Civilian deaths
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