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OverviewLincolnshire May 1943. Twenty Lancaster bombers stand poised to fly one of World War 2 s most daring and dangerous missions, 617 Squadron s legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany s dams. Success could shorten the war, the crews are told, but will inevitably come at a cost. Many of them, hand-picked by their charismatic if volatile leader, Guy Gibson, will not be coming back. After two tours of duty and fifty-nine missions, combat-seasoned pilot Peter Lightfoot and his loyal crew are already on borrowed time. Narrowly escaping death on a disastrous final operation over the Alps, a flight which ends by ditching their wrecked Lancaster into the Atlantic, the seven men are at last relieved from operational flying, job done. But haunted by a face from his past, Lightfoot cannot rest, and unknown to his crew applies to join Gibson s 617 Squadron, and fly the dams mission. A mission many see as certain suicide. Tense, thrilling, and meticulously researched as always, Robert Radcliffe s DAMBUSTER - like his bestselling UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN - is an old-fashioned adventure of the most gripping sort. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert RadcliffePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group Imprint: Little, Brown Edition: Digital original Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781408702680ISBN 10: 1408702681 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 03 February 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Replaced By: 9780349123349 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRobert Radcliffe lives in Suffolk and is himself an experienced pilot. He is the author of three other WW2 novels, including the bestseller UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |