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During the Second World War aeronautical technology gathered rapid pace. By 1945, bombers had not only greatly increased in engine power and range, but the bombs which they carried rose from 250lbs to 10 tons; the navigator's pencil and rubber of 1939 had been supplemented by infinitely more sophisticated electronic aids. Yet the success or failure of each and every bomber still depended entirely on the efficiency of every member of the crew at his individual position, the interaction and co-operation of all crew members as a body. One member of 617 squadron graphically explained that 'every time we went out, it was seven men against the Reich'.
Drawing on letters, journals and diaries, John Sweetman examines the lives the bomber crews lived, from the highs and lows of their missions to the complexities of their friendships and the impact their place in the war had on the families and loved ones they left behind. Part collective biography, part military history, part social history: this will remain the definitive account of the bomber crews of the Second World War for years to come.
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About the Author
John Sweetman worked for many years at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, first as Senior Lecturer in War Studies and then as Head of Defence and International Affairs. He is the author of numerous publications including the acclaimed and bestselling THE DAMBUSTERS.
Review
A detailed, well-researched social and military history.―SUNDAY EXPRESS
This moving and highly readable volume vividly portrays the experiences of these young men and the loved ones many of them left behind.―SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
This is a wholly compelling story of Bomber Command's war, using a mass of fresh sources. The accounts are brave, shocking, poignant and matter-of-fact, tales of ordinary men doing quite extraordinary things―Richard Holmes, author of TOMMY: THE BRITISH SOLDIER ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Excellent . . . John Sweetman shows how the crews lived life on the edge―David Stafford, author of TEN DAYS TO D-DAY
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- PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0349117969
- ISBN 13 9780349117966
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages352
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