Dambusters : Operation Chastise, 1943
Dildy, Doug2010
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In May 1943, a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. This text looks at the origins, strategy and analysis of the classic raid.
Main title:
Dambusters : Operation Chastise, 1943 / Douglas C. Dildy.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey, 2010.
Collation:
80 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Raid ; 16.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846039348 (pbk)1846039347 (pbk)9781846039355 (ebook)1846039355 (ebook)
Dewey class:
940.5'44'941940.544
Language:
English
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BRN:
3343914