Max Hastings

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Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War IIHardcover, 18 February 2020

Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II
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Print Length
400 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Harper
Date Published
18 Feb 2020
ISBN-10
006295363X
ISBN-13
9780062953636

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**Best Nonfiction of 2020 -- Kirkus Reviews

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**One of the most lauded historians of our time returns to the Second World War in this magnificent retelling of the awe-inspiring raid on German dams conducted by the Royal Army Force's 617 Squadron.
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The attack on Nazi Germany's dams on May 17, 1943, was one of the most remarkable feats in military history. The absurdly young men of the Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron set forth in cold blood and darkness, without benefit of electronic aids, to fly lumbering heavy bombers straight and level towards a target at a height above the water less than the length of a bowling alley. Yet this story--and the later wartime experience of the 617 Squadron--has never been told in full.

Max Hastings takes us back to the May 1943 raid to reveal how the truth of that night is considerably different from the popularized account most people know. The RAF had identified the Ruhr dams as strategic objectives as far back as 1938; in those five years Wing Commander Guy Gibson formed and trained the 617 Squadron. Hastings observes that while the dropping of Wallis's mines provided the dramatic climax, only two of the eight aircraft lost came down over the dams--the rest were shot down on the flight to, or back from, the mission. And while the 617 Squadron's valor is indisputable, the ultimate industrial damage caused by the dam raid was actually rather modest.

In 1943, these brave men caught the imagination of the world and uplifted the weary spirits of the British people. Their achievement unnerved the Nazi high command, and caused them to expend large resources on dam defenses--making the mission a success. An example of Churchill's "military theatre" at its best, what 617 Squadron did was an extraordinary and heroic achievement, and a triumph of British ingenuity and technology--a story to be told for generations to come.

Operation Chastise includes three 8-page black-and-white photo inserts and 6 maps.

Product Details

Author:
Max Hastings
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
18 February 2020
Dimensions:
23.88 x 16 x 3.3 cm
ISBN-10:
006295363X
ISBN-13:
9780062953636
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Publisher:
Weight:
589.67 gm

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