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1940–41 bombing of Britain during WWII
The Blitz was a bombing campaign by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy against the United Kingdom during the Second World War. It lasted for eight months, from 7 September 1940 to 16 May 1941. The name is a shortened form of Blitzkrieg, a term used in the popular press to describe a German style of surprise attack used during the war. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: The BlitzA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: BLITZ‐HF: a nationwide initiative to evaluate and improve adherence to acute and chronic heart failure guidelinesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A DNA ‘Barcode Blitz’: Rapid Digitization and Sequencing of a Natural History CollectionCited 214 times
- Go sideways: Baedeker BlitzA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Battle of BritainA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
Noun A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
Noun A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
Noun Ellipsis of blitz chess.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A DNA ‘Barcode Blitz’: Rapid Digitization and Sequencing of a Natural History Collection
Blitz-SLAM: A semantic SLAM in dynamic environments
Comparing the Relative Effectiveness of Advertising Channels: A Case Study of a Multimedia Blitz Campaign
The COVID-19 Virtual Idea Blitz: Marshaling social entrepreneurship to rapidly respond to urgent grand challenges
Epidemiology of acute myocardial infarction in the Italian CCU network The BLITZ Study
“Blitz Surgery”: Redefining Surgical Needs, Training, and Practice in Sub‐Saharan Africa
From the Narrative of the Blitz to the Rhetoric of Vulnerability
Epidemiology of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes in the Italian cardiology network: the BLITZ-2 study
🆕 Influential since 2022
BLITZ‐HF: a nationwide initiative to evaluate and improve adherence to acute and chronic heart failure guidelines
Expert identification blitz: A rapid high value approach for assessing and improving iNaturalist identification accuracy and data precision and confidence
Democratic backsliding and the constitutional blitz
The Effect of Product Quality, Price, and Word of Mouth on Packing Sticker Purchase Decision at CV. Blitz Media Kreasindo Pekanbaru City
New York State Tick Blitz: harnessing community-based science to understand range expansion of ticks
📚 Books worth reading
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC. S. Lewis · 1950
The Chronicles of NarniaC. S. Lewis · 1970
Green for dangerChristianna Brand · 1944
Tales of Narnia (The Magician's Nephew / The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe / The Horse and His Boy)C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes · 1988
The Blitzed BritsTerry Deary · 1994
Roof over BritainGreat Britain. Ministry of Information. · 1943- 📕As aventuras da BlitzRodrigo Rodrigues · 2009
- 📕Lightning ElectromagneticsGardner, Robert · 2017
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