Dam Busters: The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943

by James Holland

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The night of 16 May, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine. From the outset it was an almost impossible task, a suicide mission: to fly low and at night in formation over many...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0802121691

ISBN13:9780802121691

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:Atlantic Monthly Press

Length:464 Pages

Weight:1.76 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Aviation History Military Strategy Technology Advancements History Military World War II

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