Description
| Product ID: | 9781803992136 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Guy Gibson and his Dambuster Crew |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Foster |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Collected biographies, Second World War, Military vehicles, Aircraft and aviation, Collected biographies, Second World War, Military aircraft, Aircraft: general interest, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The only biography of all the six men who flew with Guy Gibson in the RAF’s most famous bomber operation, the 1943 Dambusters Raid The Dams Raid is the RAF’s most famous bombing operation of the Second World War, and Guy Gibson, who was in command, its most famous bomber pilot. Of the six men who made up his crew on the Dams Raid – two Canadians, an Australian and three Englishmen – only one had previously flown with him, but altogether the men had previously amassed more than 180 operations. Drawing on rare and unpublished sources and family archives, this new study is the first to fully detail their stories. It explores the previous connections between the seven men who would eventually fly on just one operation together and examines how their relationships developed in the months they spent in each other’s company. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-14 |