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by Frederick E. Smith (Author) "'I'VE always thought it one of the greatest stories of the war,' the young American said, his eyes shining ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: cassel; New Ed edition (3 April 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0304366218
  • ISBN-13: 978-0304366217
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 480,175 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The greatest adventure since men fought on earth, or flew over it. An internation bestseller, this is the book which inspired the hollywood film of the same name.


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Frederick E. Smith's 633 Squadron was made into a major motion picture, and has spawned a whole series of follow-up novels. He still receives enquiries from all over the world asking for information about the Squadron and its characters. He now lives in Southbourne in Bournemouth.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the greatest, 24 Aug 2009
By Dr. H. Beentje (Kew, England) - See all my reviews
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This book, originally published in 1956, is billed "The greatest adventure since men fought on earth, or flew over it. " Well, I beg to differ...

Plot synopsis (without giving away too much): 633 Squadron is given the task to destroy a German factory in a Norwegian fjord - a difficult task involving new planes and a lot of training. Dedicated Norwegian patriots help, both in England and in Norway, but the final attack is tougher than anyone bargained for...

Reviewers opinion: a succesful blockbuster movie was made based on this book, and it spawned several follow-up books. To me, it seems full of cliches, with the characters not really coming alive; emotions are called up with a sledgehammer treatment rather than with a fine brush. The book is an amalgam of several real-life WWII missions, and of course there were many extremely brave pilots flying such missions; as well as heroic resistance fighters and other patriots helping them. But it is the writing style which I find a bit too obvious - more Dirty Dozen than Nevil Shute, a bit too obvious for my taste. I like a bit more subtlety - or real-life memoirs from pilots and their navigators.
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