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01529aam a2200337 i 4500 001 F05D2EACC30F11E98FB7931597128E48 003 SILO 005 20190820010112 007 n 008 061113s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a bl2013045405 020 $a 0802122787 020 $a 9780802122780 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Holland, James, $d 1970- 245 1 $a Dam busters : $b the true story of the inventors and airmen who led the devastating raid to smash the German dams in 1943 / $c James Holland. 264 1 $a New York : $b Atlantic Monthly Press, $c [2013] 300 $a xix, 437 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a An account of the daring May 1943 mission to destroy three heavily defended German dams documents the ten-week race to create the necessary weapons and orchestrate a bombing raid that nearly cost the lives of its pilots. 541 $d 20190802. 600 1 $a Wallis, Barnes, $d 1887-1979. 600 1 $a Gibson, Guy. 610 1 $a Great Britain $b Squadron, 617 $b Squadron, 617 $x History. 650 $a Dams $z Ruhr (Region) $z Ruhr (Region) $x History $y 20th century. 650 $a Operation Chastise, 1943. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, British. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Ruhr (Region.) $z Ruhr (Region.) 941 $a 1 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20190820011001.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F05D2EACC30F11E98FB7931597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search