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"Lincolnshire 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…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2012Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 9780349123349
- Other · English · 2011Little, Brown · 339 pages · 9781408702680
- Other · English · 2011Windsor · 361 pages · 9781445857800
DamsBritish Aerial operationsFictionCampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945BritishAerial Military operationsMilitary campaigns







