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The Dam Buster Raid: A Reappraisal, 70 Years On

By Alan W. Cooper

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Aviation
Year
2013
ISBN
978-1-78159-474-2, 1781594740, 978-1-47382-921-3, 978-1-47382-835-3, 978-1-47382-878-0
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4582871 bytes)
Pages
208\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1939-1945 -- Aerial operations1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain1939-1945.;Dams.;Military operationsAerial -- British.;Regimental histories.;Germany -British.;Dams -- Germany -- Ruhr (Region) -- HistoWorld War

Description

Seventy years ago, 133 airmen of 617 Squadron, later known as the Dambusters, set out to destroy the Ruhr Dams in Germany. This one operation amongst many carried out by Bomber Command has become one of the most well known in the whole history of WWII. Indeed, a very successful film was made about it, which became a classic, etching the dramatic events of the Dambuster raids in the minds of young and old alike. The book covers every facet of this enthralling episode. It also works as a poignant tribute to the 53 men who were killed on the operation, as well as the men who returned from the operation but were later killed on further sorties with 617 and other squadrons. Cooper brings together various narrative threads, focusing on stories recorded in document form and acquired on a first-hand basis to give a real insight into the daily operations of the squadron

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