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Men Of Air

- The Doomed Youth Of Bomber Command
Af: Kevin Wilson Engelsk Paperback

Men Of Air

- The Doomed Youth Of Bomber Command
Af: Kevin Wilson Engelsk Paperback
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The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944 - the turning point year in Bomber Command''s war against Germany.

There were many ways for a combat crew to die during Bomber Command''s war of 1944. Over German territory, bursts of heavy flak could tear the wings from their planes in a split second. Flaming bullets from German fighter planes could explode their fuel tanks, cut their oxygen supplies, destroy their engines. In the spring of that year, thousands of young men were shot, blown up, or thrown from their planes five miles above the earth; and even those who returned faced the subtler dangers of ice and fog as they tried to land their battered aircraft back home.

The winter of 1944 was the most dangerous time to be a combat airman in RAF Bomber Command. The chances of surviving a tour were as low as one in five, and morale had finally hit rock bottom. In this comprehensive history of the air war that year, Kevin Wilson describes the most dangerous period of the Battle of Berlin, and the unparalleled losses over Magdeburg, Leipzig and Nuremberg.

He tells how ordinary men coped with constant pressure of flying, the loss of their colleagues, and the threat of death or capture. And, by telling the story of the famous events of this period - the Great Escape, D-Day, the defeat of the V1 menace - he shows how, through sheer grit and determination, the ''Men of Air'' finally turned the tide against the Germans.

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The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944 - the turning point year in Bomber Command''s war against Germany.

There were many ways for a combat crew to die during Bomber Command''s war of 1944. Over German territory, bursts of heavy flak could tear the wings from their planes in a split second. Flaming bullets from German fighter planes could explode their fuel tanks, cut their oxygen supplies, destroy their engines. In the spring of that year, thousands of young men were shot, blown up, or thrown from their planes five miles above the earth; and even those who returned faced the subtler dangers of ice and fog as they tried to land their battered aircraft back home.

The winter of 1944 was the most dangerous time to be a combat airman in RAF Bomber Command. The chances of surviving a tour were as low as one in five, and morale had finally hit rock bottom. In this comprehensive history of the air war that year, Kevin Wilson describes the most dangerous period of the Battle of Berlin, and the unparalleled losses over Magdeburg, Leipzig and Nuremberg.

He tells how ordinary men coped with constant pressure of flying, the loss of their colleagues, and the threat of death or capture. And, by telling the story of the famous events of this period - the Great Escape, D-Day, the defeat of the V1 menace - he shows how, through sheer grit and determination, the ''Men of Air'' finally turned the tide against the Germans.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 448
ISBN-13: 9780753823989
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0753823985
Kategori: Verdenshistorie
Udg. Dato: 12 jun 2008
Længde: 30mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 12 jun 2008
Forfatter(e): Kevin Wilson
Forfatter(e) Kevin Wilson

Kategori Verdenshistorie

ISBN-13 9780753823989

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 448

Udgave

Længde 30mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 12 jun 2008

Oplagsdato 12 jun 2008

Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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