Dambusters: A Landmark Oral History - Couverture rigide

Arthur, Max

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 190526433X ISBN 13 : 9781905264339

Editeur : Virgin Books, 2008

Synopsis

ONE OF THE MOST DARING MISSIONS OF WWII, TOLD BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Max Arthur served with the RAF and has written several bestselling oral history books including Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Forgotten Voices of the Second World War, and The Last Post. He writes for the Independent and gives lectures on strategy and leadership.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Praise for Forgotten Voices of the Great War:

'A stunning book' The Times

'A remarkable and valuable documentary' Telegraph

'An extraordinary and immensely moving book' Stephen Fry

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On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bomber crews gathered in the dark at a remote RAF station in Lincolnshire for a mission of extraordinary daring and high risk - a night raid on three crucial dams deep in the heart of Germany. To have any chance of success in destroying the heavily defended dams, the raiders would have to fly across occupied Europe under heavy fire and then drop their bombs with extraordinary precision at a mere 60 feet above the water. The success of their mission has passed into legend.

Now those who were there share their first-hand accounts of the preparation, practice runs, planning, and the raid itself, including the sense of emptiness and loss when eight of the aircraft failed to return.

With eyewitness testimony from RAF air and ground crew, and German civilians who saw and were affected by the raid, this landmark oral history is a moving and vivid account of one of the most famous bombing operations of all times.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virgin Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 190526433X
• ISBN 13: 9781905264339
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible