Dam busters : the race to smash the dams, 1943
Holland, James, 1970-2012
Book
The night of May 16th, 1943. 19 specially adapted Lancasters take off from RAF Scampton, each with a huge 9,000 lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath them. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine.
Main title:
Dam busters : the race to smash the dams, 1943 / James Holland.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam, 2012.
Collation:
xix, 437 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780593066768 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
374777