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Dresden and the Heavy Bombers: An RAF Navigator's Perspective

By Musgrove , Frank;

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Aviation
Year
2005
ISBN
9781844151943, 1-84415-194-8
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11367709 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
120\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1939-1945 -- Aerial operations1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- Dresden.;Worl1939-1945 -- Personal narrativesAerial -- British.;Germany -- Dresden.British.;Military campaigns.;Military operationsBritish.;World WarFrank.;World WarMusgrove

Description

This is the story of a young man's entry into the war in 1941 and culminates in his flying on the bombing raid to Dresden in February 1945. This is not a gung-ho account of flying with Bomber Command but neither is it a breast-beating avowal of guilt. These memoirs take the form of a basic narrative of the author's RAF career and pay particular attention to fear, morale and, as the author explains, the myth of leadership. Several raids are described in detail and illustrate the variety of experience, problems and dangers involved in such hazardous warfare. So, nearly 60 years after his dramatic experiences, how does he view the bombing of factories and cities and the inevitable grave moral issues that have slowly and insidiously crept up on him ? The answer will surprise many younger and older readers

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