Description
This compelling history recounts the daring 1943 RAF mission to destroy Germany’s Ruhr Valley dams, an operation that demanded extraordinary innovation, precision, and courage. It traces the raid from the development of the revolutionary bouncing bomb and the training of its young aircrews to the perilous assault itself and its wider military consequences. Drawing on meticulous research and vivid narrative, the book explores the human cost of wartime strategy, the pressures of command, and the enduring legend of the Dambusters.
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paperback
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published Jan 1, 2020
400 pages
ISBN: 9780008280567
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Chastise: The Dambusters by Max Hastings.