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On the 17th May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bomber crews gathered at a remote RAF station in Lincolnshire for a mission of extraordinary daring and high risk - a night raid on three crucial and heavily defended dams deep in the heart of Germany. The raiders would have to fly across occupied Europe at low level and then drop their bombs, in the full glare of moonlight, at a mere 60 feet above the water. Eight planes never returned. Bestselling author Max Arthur gathers together first-hand accounts of the preparation, practise, organisation and the raid itself, and the sense of emptiness and loss at RAF Scampton when eight of the aircraft failed to return. From RAF personnel and civilians to Germans who witnessed the raid, this landmark oral history collection paints a moving and personal picture of one of the most famous operations of the Second World War.
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- ISBN 10 0753513986
- ISBN 13 9780753513989
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Book Description Soft Covers. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Photos, Maps (illustrator). 1st. Of all the operations mounted by RAF Bomber Command during WWII none was more remarkable than the raid in 1943 on a series of dams servicing the Ruhr industrial area with power and water. It was also one of the most costly, with eight of the 19 aircraft from 617 Squadron failing to return ,with the loss of 53 aircrew. There has been much attention paid to this raid in books and other media, but this tells the story in a new format. It is made up of accounts from surviving members of 617 Squadron and records, technicians who prepared the impressive and innovative weapons specially designed for the mission, from those on the receiving end in Garmany. and eyewitness in Occupied Europe, as well as ground crws and WAFFs serving at the squadron base. The chronological format follows the selection of officers and men for the mission, their traning, at low level and at night, the development and testing of the weapons, which were being perfected almost to the eve of the mission, modifiying the Lancaster aircraft to carry it, measures to ensure pin-point dropping accuracy was achieved "on the deck" at night, Also covered is the celebration that followed the success of the raid and the despondancy at the loss of so many lives --- the bomb's inventor, Barnes Wallis, is said to have broken down in tears on learning that his idea for such a mission was bought at such high cost in young lives. The way Max Arthur compiled this oral history is inclusive of all who took part, from ground crews to top brass of the RAF, to those on the fringes or in support roles. And then there are the experiences of the Germans caught up in the flooding following the breaching of dams. This pattern of presentation produces a tension and reality seldom found in the written word. First published in 2008 by Virgin Books. 339 pages including two appendices, glossary, bibliography and index, numerous b/w intext photos, two maps. Pictorial card covers VG+, internally excellent, no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # 004423
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Good. On the 17th May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bomber crews gathered at a remote RAF station in Lincolnshire for a mission of extraordinary daring and high risk - a night raid on three crucial and heavily defended dams deep in the German industrial heartland. The raiders would have to fly across occupied Europe at a perilously low level and drop their bombs at a mere 60 feet above the water to destroy the dam walls. Eight planes never returned.Bestselling author Max Arthur has collected together first-hand accounts of the preparation, practise, organisation and the raid itself, and the sense of emptiness and loss at RAF Scampton when 52 men failed to return. From RAF personnel and civilians to Germans who witnessed the raid, this landmark oral history collection paints a moving and personal picture of one of the most famous operations of the Second World War. 339 pages. Foxing to outer page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; War::World War II. ISBN/EAN: 9780753513989. Inventory No: 259264. Seller Inventory # 259264
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Thus. Introduction by Stephen Fry. With b/w ills and maps within the text 1st Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 339 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; . ISBN: 0753513986. ISBN/EAN: 9780753513989. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 026998. Seller Inventory # 026998
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps with a plastic protective overwrap, taped to itself with a marginal overlap onto the back wrap. Light spotting to the endpapers at the hinge crease. Pages xi + 339 including appendices, acknowledgements and the index. WIth a map and in-text illustrations. (cTL-xx-KY-CtBy) ALL DESPATCHES USING A TRACKING NUMBER. Seller Inventory # 220351
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