Author

Publication

2003-04-01 - Little Brown Book Group Limited

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCD786

Description

The breaching of the dams in Germany's industrial heartland was to have a pivotal effect. A triumph for Allied thinking and courage, it convinced Roosevelt to commit to the invasion of Italy and the countdown to the D-Day landings. Sixty years on,The Dambustersdescribes how the pilots overcame the odds to pull off one of the most astonishing military successes in history. Accompanying a major television series, the book uses contemporary re-enactments to show just what an astonishing feat the mission was. Lavishly illustrated, it captures the brilliance of the scientists and the bravery of the crews, as well as the enormous impact their success had on the outcome of war.

First Sentence

Britain, and especially its air force, had waited a long time for tangible signs of success in the Second World War.

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