The Complete Dambusters: The 133 Men Who Flew on the Dams Raid

by Charles Foster

On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at a height of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of their targets, thereby creating a legend. The one-off operation combined an audacious method of attack, technically brilliant flying and visually spectacular results.But while the story of Operation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750988088
• ISBN13: 9780750988087
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"