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Book SynopsisA unique account of the lives and raids of British bomber crews during the Second World War, based on original research and written by the bestselling author of THE DAMBUSTERS.
Trade ReviewThis is a wholly compelling story of Bomber Command's war, using a mass of fresh sources. The accounts are brave, shocking, poignant and matter-of-fact, tales of ordinary men doing quite extraordinary things * Richard Holmes, author of TOMMY: THE BRITISH SOLDIER ON THE WESTERN FRONT *
Excellent . . . John Sweetman shows how the crews lived life on the edge * David Stafford, author of TEN DAYS TO D-DAY *
A detailed, well-researched social and military history. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
This moving and highly readable volume vividly portrays the experiences of these young men and the loved ones many of them left behind. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
