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Bomber: Events Relating to the Last Flight of an RAF Bomber Over Germany on the Night of June 31st, 1943 [Mass Market Paperback]

Len Deighton (Author)
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Publication Date: 28 May 2009

The classic novel of the Second World War that relates in devastating detail the 24-hour story of an allied bombing raid.

Bomber is a novel of war. There are no victors, no vanquished. There are simply those who remain alive, and those who die.

Bomber follows the progress of an Allied air raid through a period of twenty-four hours in the summer of 1943. It portrays all the participants in a terrifying drama, both in the air and on the ground, in Britain and in Germany.

In its documentary style, it is unique. In its emotional power it is overwhelming.

Len Deighton has been equally acclaimed as a novelist and as an historian. In Bomber he has combined both talents to produce a masterpiece.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Harper; New Ed edition (28 May 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0586045449
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586045442
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘A massively different novel… the effect is – quite literally – devastating’ Sunday Times

‘A massive and superbly mobilised tragedy of the machines which men make to destroy themselves. Masterly and by far Mr Deighton’s best’. Douglas Hurd, The Spectator

‘A magnificent story… the characters lean out of the pages’ Daily Mirror

‘For sheer readability he has no peer’
The Standard

'The magnificent Bomber is rich with historical detail' The Times

About the Author

Born in London, Len Deighton served in the RAF before graduating from the Royal College of Art (which recently elected him a Senior Fellow). While in New York City working as a magazine illustrator he began writing his first novel, The Ipcress File, which was published in 1962. He is now the author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. At present living in Europe, he has, over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from Austria to Portugal.

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great book 26 Nov 2004
By tinybulcher
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Kingsley Amis called this one of the best ten books of the 20th century, and I'm not going to argue. Deighton normally writes agreeable spy and war fiction, but this is on a higher plane (no pun intended). The story of Creaking Door, Joe for King, The Volkswagen and all the other Lancasters flying out of Warley Fen seems to have tapped a deep root of emotion in Deighton, leading him to write a book that for sheer emotional engagement has few parallels. He writes above himself consistently, making the characters live - and die - for you in a way few if any writers could equal. The story is by turns amusing, interesting, and in the end horrifying. I find it hard to believe that anyone could read this without being deeply moved. If Deighton could write like this all the time, he would be acclaimed as one of the greatest novelists of the age; he never reaches such heights in any other work, but I for one am glad he did it once.

The audiobook of the 1995 BBC radio adaptation is (if possible) even better, being quite simply one of the finest examples of radio drama ever produced; Deighton's powerful story is interwoven with comments from real veterans of the bombing campaign (British and German) and the terrific acting, incredible atmosphere and superb adaptation combine into a solid gold masterpiece. Buy both book and CD, and enhance the quality of your library.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars If audiobooks won prizes... 29 Mar 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio Cassette
This really is the best dramatisation of a book I've ever listened to. At first I thought 'Another WWII tale - can there be anything here I haven't heard before'? Well, there was. Most people know of the horrendous suffering caused by bombing cities in WWII, but I hadn't realised until I listened to this what an ordeal it was to be in the bombers themselves. As one airman says, 'If my mother had known I'd go through this she would never have had me'. The story is gripping from start to finish, with just enough complexity to keep you interested, but not so much that you get confused. The characters, both English and German, are very well voiced, and the sound effects contribute to the story - it's one of those rare adaptations where having the story dramatised really adds something to it. Be warned though - this really should carry a '15' certificate as the descriptions of the effects of the raid, and the German attempts to shoot down the bombers, are almost unbearable to listen to - but you can't stop listening because you want to find out how it ends. At the beginning, Field Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, in charge of Bomber Command, states 'I will level the whole of Germany if it is necessary'. By the end, you still can't decide one way or the other if you agree with him or not, the dramatisation captures the utter pointlessness, cruelty and horror of war so well. Should one sympathise with the innocent German civilians - who support a vile regime experimenting on concentration camp victims? Or the allies, willing to sacrifice hundreds of young men and innocent civilians in order to secure victory? Listen to the tape and you'll see what I mean - it should be required listening for anyone studying WWII.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bomber 6 May 2006
By steveacoustic
Format:Paperback
Len Deighton's "Bomber" is a searing anti-war novel and his own views about the futility and pointlessness of the Allied air raids against Germany (the Luftwaffe having proved in 1940/41 that such tactics don't succeed in destroying morale) are clearly reflected here. The novel features many diverse and fascinating characters, some of whom the reader comes to care about deeply. There is one passage in particular which describes in dreadful, horrible, stark detail the unravelling, unstoppable complexities that occur as a German nightfighter stalks and shoots down a Lancaster bomber, down to the moment the stricken aircraft and its dying pilot hit the ground - a piece of modern literature that every politician should be made to read before making any kind of decision commiting nations to war. Truly a classic novel.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and disturbing
A brilliant novelised summation of the catastrophic effects of a WWII bombing raid. Draws you in by concentrating on characters and then wraps the strategy and technical detail... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pikeperch
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, it is good how he covers both sides in his story
He is a very good writer and the way he combines fact with fiction is very believable and entertaining reading.
Published 2 months ago by KABUKI
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Difficult to put down, but also difficult to remember all the characters. The descriptions of events were realistic and often harrowing,
Published 2 months ago by Jules Craig
5.0 out of 5 stars One night in June
The novel has been covered very well by other reviewers, so just a couple of observations.

Firstly, in his 'Notes' Mr Deighton says he read over 200 books as research. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Officer Dibble
5.0 out of 5 stars Devastatingly good
Little to add here to the previous reviews but Deighton's out of vogue in 2012 and I discovered this stunning book recently and it deserves a "bump". Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brian
3.0 out of 5 stars bomber
Introduced to the book through the radio broadcast which was aired over 3 days. Thought the radio series was riveting. The book disappointed did n't like the writing style.
Published 6 months ago by scottian
5.0 out of 5 stars bomber
Absolutely first rate, well researched and written.
I can give no higher praise than to quote a friends Father who had been a Lancaster crewman in the war, and who read it in... Read more
Published 7 months ago by john
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever on Bomber Command
I have read pretty much every book on Bomber Command and this is the best fiction or non-fiction book on the subject and definitely the best place for a beginner to start. Read more
Published 7 months ago by G. Mott
5.0 out of 5 stars Bomber
When I was a boy I was woken by a loud roaring noise which turned out to be the start of the first 1000 bomber raid and I still retain the image in my mind, and also when several... Read more
Published 8 months ago by DavidH
5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best book I have ever read
This is one of the few novels I have read many times, and I know I will read it again. The characters and their lives are lived against the backdrop of the second world war, and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. A. J. KNEALE
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