Description
| Product ID: | 9780008280567 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Chastise |
| Subtitle: | The Dambusters |
| Authors: | Author: Max Hastings |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Second World War, Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Air forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1945 to c 1960 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings.Operation Chastise was one of the most extraordinary episodes of the Second World War, yet it has also become one of the most misunderstood.Max Hastings tells the gripping story of the Dambusters raid, from the invention of the bouncing bomb to the moonlit cockpits of young pilots flying at treetop height through lethal enemy fire. But Hastings also challenges what we think we know about the Dambusters, bringing to light the difficult truths that have often been left out of the legend.‘Brings it to life as never before … Hour by nerve-jangling hour’ Daily Mail ‘Superb … The heroes shine, but their achievement haunts’ Times‘A virtuoso performance from a veteran military historian. It is a white-knuckle narrative that brings clarity and insight to a much-loved tale, as well as offering a vital corrective to the drum-thumping conclusions of earlier books’ Sunday Times |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-14 |
