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The Dambusters' mission is of enduring fascination and appeal. The breaching of the dams in Germany's industrial heartland was to have a pivotal effect - a triumph for Allied thinking and courage, it convinced Roosevelt to commit to the invasion of Italy and the countdown to the D-Day landings. remarkable episodes. The book describes how it was down to the ingenuity and persistence of a scientific maverick, Barnes Wallis, that the idea of the backwards-spinning bouncing bomb came about and how the pilots overcame the odds to pull off one of the most astonishing military successes in history. the bravery of the crews, as well as the enormous impact their success had on the outcome of war.
| ISBN-13 | 9780751536584 |
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| ISBN-10 | 075153658X |
| Weight | 0.54 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 5.25 x 0.60 In |
| Format | - |
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| Pages | 224 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2005-07-01 |
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