Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-416) and index. Originally published as: Men of air : doomed youth of Bomber Command, 1944. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007.
Contents:
Winter. An op too many ; The cauldron ; The cost of courage ; The lesson of Leipzig ; Revenge and recrimination ; Berlin or bust ; The underground air war ; Massacre in the moonlight -- Spring. Making a mark ; Escape lines in the railway desert ; Training and terror ; Return to the Reich -- Summer. The longest night ; Squashing the doodlebug ; Throttling the Luftwaffe ; One-way tickets in the transportation plan ; Back to basics ; The beginning of the end ; Reflection.
Summary:
The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944--the turning point year in Bomber Command's war against Germany.
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