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In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long Battle of the Ruhr this one raid had an impact totally out of proportion to the small number of aircraft involved. It highlights the synergy of science and technology, weapons development and production, mission planning and practice, and the unflinching courage in the execution of a highly dangerous bombing raid. Furthermore, it established a legend that still resonates today.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781846039348
eBay Product ID (ePID)92912496
Product Key Features
Number of Pages80 Pages
Publication NameDambusters: Operation Chastise 1943
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
AuthorDouglas C. Dildy
SeriesRaid
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight260 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDouglas C. Dildy
IllustratorMariusz Kozik, Howard Gerrard, Brian Delf