Bomber Command. Reflections of War. Volume 5: Armegeddon: 27 september 1944 - may 1945 - Martin W. Bowman

Reflections of War - Armageddon

KORTE INHOUD

This is the fifth release in a series that provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of RAF Bomber Command in World War Two. It begins in late September 1944 when the Allied Bomber Offensive was at its height, and takes us through to the end of the conflict. The crews' personal narrative puts you at the centre of each intense, isolated and harrowing episode of aerial combat as the pilots of Bomber Command attempted to stave off fears of tragic injury and death from fighters, flak and incessant operational pressure during raids on German cities, waterways, ports and oil installations. This continued until the Luftwaffe and the Nachtjagd effectively ceased to exist, their fuel supplies exhausted, their losses in airmen reaching an unsustainable level, and their aircraft and airfields decimated as a result of 24-hour Allied bombing.??Often, it was the most exciting feats of bravery, determination and daring that were marked by the most catastrophic losses. Approximately 62 per cent of the 125,000 men who... Lees verder...

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2013Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword200 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1848844964ISBN-13: 9781848844964

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