- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: HarperPress; illustrated edition edition (2 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007189869
- ISBN-13: 978-0007189861
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 245,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Deeply humane, lucidly written and powerful…Bishop, a war correspondent, has a keen eye for the stresses and strains of the job these boys did…All this bravery, and the way of life that supported it, are faithfully recorded in Bishop’s refreshingly unpretentious account.’ Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times
‘This is the best kind of military history – the kind in which the author never loses sight of the impact of war on its victims, German as well as British, and those who were left behind. “Bomber Boys” will remind the survivors that they and their lost comrades are not forgotten. And it reminds the rest of us what their war was all about.’ Daniel Johnson, Evening Standard
‘This is a terrific book, so riveting, exciting and moving that it must help bring back the Bomber Boys to their rightful place of honour. A true war memorial.’ Montagu Curzon, Spectator
‘A compelling account of life in RAF Bomber Command…[Bishop] covers every aspect of their lives…as he tells their stories, he keeps hold of the strategy that led these men to be flying in the first place.’ Telegraph
‘Wonderfully sensitive and sympathetic…Bishop has produced a superb human portrait of the men who did so many remarkable things over Germany…this book is a fitting memorial to their sacrifice, and an admirably judicious verdict on the successes and failures of the bomber offensive.’ Daily Mail
‘Bishop narrates with the combination of cool curiosity and warm engagement common to the best foreign correspondents (a category to which, of course, he belongs)…Above all, he reveals how humanity stubbornly survives even within inhumanity…May Patrick Bishop’s moving, sensitively written book gain many readers.’ Frederick Taylor, Literary Review
‘Within a clear history and analysis of the big picture is a testimony to the dangers, sacrifices and heroics of the Bomber Boys.’ Daily Mail
‘This book is…a tribute to the courage of the “Bomber Boys” themselves. It is not only persuasively argued but also thrilling and in places profoundly moving.’ Daily Express
‘I closed the book feeling a great flood of pity for both the bombed and the bombers. There is no contradiction: both were the sacrificial victims of war…as in all good books, it is the details that stick in the mind.’ Mail on Sunday
‘Brings vividly to life the experiences of the nearly half million people who served in Bomber Command…makes superb use of interviews with veterans, but also covers the strategic and moral issues with admirable objectivity and clarity.’ The Times
‘Bishop builds up an intimate day-to-day portrait of life in Bomber Command, through an extensive series of interviews…superbly written and authoritative…the members of Bomber Command now have a fitting commenmoration of their heroic deeds.’ The Observer
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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As an ex Bomber Boy this book is first class and shows the modern youth how we responded to the threat of Nazi domination and despite the denigration of our efforts by modern 'hindsight' historians, most young people I have met do not look upon us as 'terrorists'. I for one have faith in our 21st century young men that they would respond as we did in 1943/45.
76 of 80 people found the following review helpful
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One word sums up this book: magnificent. It is history of the highest calibre. It is thoroughly researched and written with sensitivity and great style. It is a fitting memorial to the thousands of brave young men of Bomber Command who gave their lives in the cause of freedom. For too long have these men been forgotten and often reviled. Mr Bishop's brilliant book is a long overdue reminder that they deserve to be revered as much as the heroes of Fighter Command.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the best book I have read so far this year.
It describes the strategic air war against Germany by the RAF in the Second World War. That description makes it sound maybe a bit dry and academic but it is far from being either of those things! It tells the story of this chapter in the war from a very human point of view. For example, there are chapters describing the airmen's training, lives at their bases, their motivation, how they dealt with the fear of being killed whilst carrying out operation over Europe at night and many other highly interesting aspects of the lives of these remarkable men.
The book also describes the strategy behind the bombing of Germany, from the beginning to the end of the war and gives a good insight into the main commanders - people such as Charles Portal and Bomber Harris.
The story told in these pages is often very moving and I once I had finished the book I thought about it for a long time afterwards, quite unlike other books I have read. I felt great sympathy for all the men of Bomber Command, which has never had the vital role it played in World War II properly publicly acknowledged. I hope that this book will cause many to ask why this is so and perhaps focus efforts to have a permanent memorial specific to these men built, and to have this done before the last of them die and they recede from living memory.
It describes the strategic air war against Germany by the RAF in the Second World War. That description makes it sound maybe a bit dry and academic but it is far from being either of those things! It tells the story of this chapter in the war from a very human point of view. For example, there are chapters describing the airmen's training, lives at their bases, their motivation, how they dealt with the fear of being killed whilst carrying out operation over Europe at night and many other highly interesting aspects of the lives of these remarkable men.
The book also describes the strategy behind the bombing of Germany, from the beginning to the end of the war and gives a good insight into the main commanders - people such as Charles Portal and Bomber Harris.
The story told in these pages is often very moving and I once I had finished the book I thought about it for a long time afterwards, quite unlike other books I have read. I felt great sympathy for all the men of Bomber Command, which has never had the vital role it played in World War II properly publicly acknowledged. I hope that this book will cause many to ask why this is so and perhaps focus efforts to have a permanent memorial specific to these men built, and to have this done before the last of them die and they recede from living memory.
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A thought provoking and awe inspiring book
A detailed and evocative account of the WW2 bombing campaign. I was in the RAF at Bomber Command HQ, High Wycombe in the sixties and worked for a time in Bombing Records. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mike
Bomber Boys
A really excellent book. Thoughtful and readable. It skilfully balances the horrific suffering caused by the strategic bombing campaign with the strategic imperative of the time. Read more
Published 1 month ago by david brambell
Jimbo
I found this an interesting non-specialised review of the efforts of a much ignored branch of the services. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Benson
Sobering
I've read many of Martin Middlebrook's accounts of the Bomber Command strategic campaign in WW2 and, if he didn't originate the style whereby historical accounts are presented... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Crookedmouth
Excellent condition, great buy
Bought this for my dad for Xmas. Was looking for brand new but they don't seem to be available in hard cover at the moment. Read more
Published 17 months ago by R. Spencer
Winning the War
This is a very good account of the Bomber Command campaign during the Second World War. The subject is a moving one. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Gargoyle
A great book
bought this book for my hubby he loved the surprise but hasn't finished it yet
Published 19 months ago by J. A. C. Styles
BOMBER BOYS; Fighting Back - Paperback book
First class account of the experiences of British bomber crews during WW2. Delivery of book was a couple of days. Read more
Published 23 months ago by F. Smith
Patrick Bishop has allowed us to know them
Opposite my house (20km South of Dijon, Burgundy) past the war memorial in the village cemetery lie the crew of a Short Sterling shot down on the 13th August 1943 by a... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2009 by Stewart Murray
good
interesting but in some ways a bit badly structured and at some points you get a bit bored, then not, then bored then not. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2009 by Mr. Pj Williams
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