I recently came across this book called Incident 48 - Raid on a South Coast Town 1943 by Angela Beleznay. The book is dedicated to a single air raid on the town of Bournemouth on 23 May 1943. It was the 48th raid recorded by the local Civil Defence controller on the town and it lasted barely a single minute, and it was the worst incident during the war in Bournemouth.
The author details the events before and after the tip-and-run raid by the Luftwaffe flying Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter-bombers. The air raid caused the death of 77 people with hundreds wounded. A large number of buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. The book is incredibly well-researched. I don't think I've read a more detailed account of a single raid and it's well worth getting hold of a copy.
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