The Dam Busters - In the Words of the Bomber Crews

摘要

The dams raid went down as perhaps the most famous air-strike in history. But behind the story of the courage and determination of those who took part there lies another, darker side, both for the aircrew- many of whom died on the mission - and for those who lived below the dams in the path of the flood along the Ruhr Valley. This new account tells the story of those dramatic events through the eyes of those who were there. On reading it, the incredible bravery of those who flew the most dangerous mission they had ever been involved in emerges clearly, but also the trauma experienced by those unlucky enough to be in the path of the floods that followed. Nine of the 16 chapters of this book cover time periods between 2100hr on May16,1943,to 1000hr on May 17,1943, describing the unfolding drama of Operation Chastise.