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The Dam Busters: In the Words of the Bomber Crews
W. B. Bartlett
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Description for The Dam Busters: In the Words of the Bomber Crews
Paperback. The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. In the Words of the Bomber Crews. 336 pages, 66 illustrations (32 in colour). The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight: 324.
It was not long before midnight on 17 May 1943 when the inhabitants of Gunne, the German village close to the Mohne Dam, heard the airraid warnings. It was widely regarded as a precautionary measure, but ninety minutes later, an immense tidal-wave was roaring down the valley towards them. Guy Gibson, who led 'X' Squadron of 19 specially adapted Lancasters equipped with Barnes Wallis's 'bouncing bomb', knew that the odds were stacked against him and his men. But they would not let him down. Some, like Squadron Leader Young whose bomb breached the dam, would return home as heroes. Others, ... Read more
It was not long before midnight on 17 May 1943 when the inhabitants of Gunne, the German village close to the Mohne Dam, heard the airraid warnings. It was widely regarded as a precautionary measure, but ninety minutes later, an immense tidal-wave was roaring down the valley towards them. Guy Gibson, who led 'X' Squadron of 19 specially adapted Lancasters equipped with Barnes Wallis's 'bouncing bomb', knew that the odds were stacked against him and his men. But they would not let him down. Some, like Squadron Leader Young whose bomb breached the dam, would return home as heroes. Others, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445611938
SKU
V9781445611938
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99-17
About W. B. Bartlett
W. B. Bartlett is both an experienced historian with a number of publications already to his credit and has also travelled and worked abroad extensively. In his varied career, he has visited fifty countries, working in many of them for extended periods. This has enabled him to understand just how powerful the impact of history can be in our understanding ... Read more
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