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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)

by Len Deighton (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (28 May 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586045449
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586045442
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,646 in Books (See Bestsellers 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 create 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 'A master of fictional espionage.' Daily Mail 'The poet of the spy story.' Sunday Times

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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 war. There are no victors, no vaniquished. 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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5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable horror story, 9 Jan 2006
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This review is from: Bomber (Paperback)
This book is as appropriate today as when it was first published. As an account of a single Lancaster night raid, it's without peer in portraying the lives of people enduring the horrors of war in any age. Deighton's skill at depicting characters has few matches, and the scope of this book, set in both Germany and England [as well as the skies above both] only enhances his writing abilities. Following the lives of bomber and night fighter crews as well as those living under bombardment, he shows how meaningless war is to the most hawkish adherents. It's not possible to read this book without being moved by how well Deighton sees into the minds and hearts of his characters. None of them are false or overdrawn.

'Strategic' bombing was implemented to maintain pressure on the Nazis in the hope of forcing sufficient discontent among the population. John Dos Passos once wrote on the futility of using 'terror' bombing to bring surrender of a people whose loved ones were killed and their homes destroyed. Bomber shows how barren this strategy truly was. It didn't work when London was blitzed. It certainly failed when even target cities were missed completely due to unforeseen circumstances. Deighton takes us step by step from the preparation of the aircraft and the defenses countering it through the raid and its aftermath. His portrayal of the 'military mind' is disconcerting when we reflect that the same attitudes prevail with little or no evidence of improvement. This book should be brought back on the active list and read by anyone seeing armed conflict as a mechanism of policy. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great book, 26 Nov 2004
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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5.0 out of 5 stars If audiobooks won prizes..., 29 Mar 2004
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This review is from: Bomber: A BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation. Starring Tom Baker & Cast (BBC Radio Collection) (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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4.0 out of 5 stars Events
Clever and evocative. Twenty-four hours of a fictitious - but rigorously plausible - bombing raid on Germany. Read more
Published 15 days ago by A. Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story of WWll bombing raid
This is a wonderfully written, vivid account of a single night bombing raid by a British squadron in WWll. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Tarpig

5.0 out of 5 stars A few words about "Bomber"
Bomber: Events Relating to the Last Flight of an RAF Bomber Over Germany on the Night of June 31st, 1943
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Published 4 months ago by D. Brooks

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, Highly Recommended Reading
This is as good an anti-war work, and as good a study of the RAF bomber offensive against Germany, as you will find. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Geoffrey Millar

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have read
This, quite frankly, is one of the best books I have ever read. Be prepared to start and finish it in one day. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2006 by Alastair Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Bomber
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... Read more
Published on 6 May 2006 by Mr. S. Nunn

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite simply the best novel in its genre.
Anyone who has ever wondered what it was like to go to war with Bomber Command during World War Two should read this book. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving book about the disaster caused by human error in war
This is an exceptionally moving book which highlights the dangers faced by our own bomber crews and the German population in WW2. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2001 by paulinerigby@yahoo.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid and harrowing - should be heard in all schools
This recording cleverly uses a mixture of contemporary accounts and brilliantly acted drama in this audio tape. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic dramatisation, brings home the horror of war.
Len Deighton's work, superbly dramatised by Joe Dunlop, is a class act. The acting throughout is flawless and the sound effects really add to the atmosphere. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000

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