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Lancaster Down: The Extraordinary Tale of Seven Young Bomber Aircrew at War - Hardcover

Darlow, Steve

 
9781902304489: Lancaster Down: The Extraordinary Tale of Seven Young Bomber Aircrew at War

Synopsis

The grandfather of the author was a pilot in a squadron made up of Britons and Canadians. The story of this crew, from 1942 onwards, is so special because, collectively, they experienced everything possible: dangerous flights, the crash, imprisonment and death.

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Product Description

1st Grub Street edition 2000 hardcover fine book in near fine dw In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Review

'The author...tells the story with an eye for detail which vividy portrays the daily and nightly terrors faced by bomber crews.' Western Morning News 'Superbly detailed.' Flypast 'An encounter with reality, of fear and frustration, victory and delight. A worthy successor to the film Memphis Belle.' --Oxford Times

'The book is fascinating... The author is to be commended both for the detailed research he has put in, and for including many personal accounts by the Belgians who had so bravely helped them.' --The Bulletin of the Military Historical Soicety

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