Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II

by Max Hastings

Book Overview

Best Nonfiction of 2020 -- Kirkus Reviews

One of the most lauded historians of our time returns to the Second World War in this magnificent retelling of the awe-inspiring raid on German dams conducted by the Royal Army Force's 617 Squadron.

The attack on Nazi Germany's dams on May 17, 1943, was one of the most remarkable feats in military history. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006295363X
• ISBN13: 9780062953636
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"