Flying into Hell: The Bomber Command Offensive as Witnessed by the Crews Themselves - Softcover

Rolfe, Mel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190401089X ISBN 13: 9781904010890

Verlag: Grub Street Publishing, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Physical description; vi, 186 p., 32 p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibl.: p.182. Summary; With the passage of time rapidly depleting the ranks of WWII combat veterans, the opportunity to learn what battle was like first hand is fast disappearing. Nothing can quite surpass a truthful personal account of such experiences to put the horrors of war in their real perspective and dispel the myth that war is somehow glamorous. In his collection of 20 short stories, best-selling author Mel Rolfe has done just that. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the subject. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command - History - World War, (1939-1945). World War, (1939-1945) - Aerial operations, British. World War, (1939-1945) - Personal narratives, British. Flight crews - Great Britain - Biography. air force unit histories. air forces. aerial operations. air fighting. air warfare. Great Britain. UK. Second World War. royal air force, operational commands. raf, operational commands. aerial operations, air warfare, air fighting. second world war bomber operations. air forces, operational commands. aerial operations, air fighting. bomber operations. biographical. True stories: war / combat / elite forces. British & Irish history ; Military history ; Battles & campaigns ; World history: Second World War. History / Military / World War II. History / Military / Aviation. History / Military / Veterans. History / Europe / Great Britain / General. World War, (1939-1945). Great Britain - History. Flight crews - Great Britain.

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"'A timely publication...all the stories are dramatic and, in many instances, breathtaking in the events they describe. It is the anonymity and enormity of what happens that makes it so fresh and interesting. Well worth having and...a valuable historical record.' Air Pictorial; 'A pulsating and personal narrative that relives the exhilaration, fear and horror of the 20 crews.' Oxford Times; 'Meticulously researched...giving a diverse appeal in which lies the true quality of this eminently readable work.' Grantham Journal"

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With the passage of time rapidly depleting the ranks of WWII combat veterans, the opportunity to learn what battle was like first hand is fast disappearing. Nothing can quite surpass a truthful personal account of such experiences to put the horrors of war in their real perspective and dispel the myth that war is somehow glamorous. In his collection of 20 short stories, best-selling author Mel Rolfe has done just that. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the subject.

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• Verlag: Grub Street Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 190401089X
• ISBN 13: 9781904010890
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192