To Hell and Back: True Life Experiences of Bomber Command at War

by Rolfe, Mel

• ISBN13: 9781902304366
• ISBN10: 1902304365
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Grub Street

Summary

Twenty dramatic but true stories from World War II. Some of them defy believe, like the RAF bomber who was blown out of his plane over Warsaw without a parachute and returned in 1989 for the unveiling of a memorial on the crash site. Others defy logic, like two men of the same crew who survived a terrible crash, neither aware of the other's survival, but both saved by the tolling of the same church bell.

These are gripping stories of the men who fought bravely and the adversity they faced and overcame during WWII. Illustrated with b&w photos, many never published before.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. iv
Acknowledgements	p. iv
Introduction	p. vi
Into The Drink	p. 7
One Step From Eternity	p. 16
Fighters' Moon	p. 25
Haunted By A Memory	p. 34
Saved By The Bell	p. 43
Emergency Landing	p. 53
A Field Too Far	p. 62
The Night Of The Strong Winds	p. 71
The Night We Lost The North Sea	p. 80
Navigator's Agonizing Decision	p. 89
Clarrie Puts Out The Lights	p. 98
Three Bridges To Cross	p. 107
Roller Coaster Of Despair	p. 116
No Engines At 1,000ft	p. 125
The Long Drop	p. 134
The Wreckage That 'Flew' To Earth	p. 143
Blown Up - And Lives	p. 152
The Horror Of Nuremburg	p. 161
Wingham's Secret War	p. 170
The Wrath Of Pforzheim	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 188
Index	p. 189
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