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Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (11 May 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0304367249
ISBN-13: 978-0304367245
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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'Wilson tells a gripping tale...' SCOTTISH LEGION NEWS 'Kevin Wilson's excellent new book... is a fine tribute to the men who fought and died.' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Meticulously researched and grippingly recounted, this is a first-rate contirbution to our understanding of the Second World War.' DAILY EXPRESS 'well worth reading... evocative, individual and representative of the men and women of Harris's command.' -- Christopher Jary BRITISH ARMY REVIEW 'this gripping narrative collection is a heartfelt salute to that dwindling band of veterans and a moving memorial to the ones who didn't make it home.' MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bomber Boys: The Ruhr, the Dambusters and Bloody Berlin, 29 Mar 2008

By	CherryBee "CherryB" (West Sussex UK) - See all my reviews

A well written account of Bomber Command's development from a rather amateur outfit to a giant killing machine. Was 'Bomber' Harris right to believe he could win the war by bombing alone, given that no-one had ever tried before? One thing is for sure - Bomber Command's thousands of young men who flew the operations in the dark skies over Germany paid a horrendous price, but certainly brought the war to the German people when no-one else could. In doing so, they sowed the first seeds of doubt in the minds of the German High Command about the future of the Thousand Year Reich. The book also charts the race of the scientific 'boffins' on both sides to counter each new development to regain the (always temporary) advantage. The fear and fascination of 'flying into hell' is graphically captured, and the isolation of the few who managed to escape from falling bombers over enemy territory. It remains a matter of shame that the courageous men of Bomber Command were not honoured with a campaign medal, regardless of the doubts cast over the campaign in the latter part of the war. Kevin Wilson's book leaves us in no doubt of the debt owed to these men.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The debt we all owe, 3 May 2008

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With most of the UK's population born since 1945, the Second World War is becoming a distant, hazy conflict with seemingly limited relevance to the early 21st Century. Yet without the heroism of the RAF and the rest of our Armed Forces, Hitler might well have won the war and inflicted mass punishment on the peoples of these islands.
Fortunately this account of Bomber Command's campaign in 1943 shows what a massive debt we owe to aircrews whose chances of getting back to their bases were horrifyingly low. Through its graphic descriptions of the aerial battles and moving interviews with the dwindling band of survivors, this book brings home the vital role of strategic bombing in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Read it and give thanks for the sacrifices Britain's young men made for us.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bomber Boys - Kevin Wilson, 26 Mar 2009

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A wonderful book, moving, exciting, informative and superbly researched by the author. An absolute must for anyone interested in the history of World War 2 and of the role of the RAF's Bomber Command in securing the allied victory. The writer is currently working on a book with related subject matter,

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Gripping Narative
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