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9781846740398

Heroes of Bomber Command, Cambridgeshire

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    9781846740398

  • ISBN10:

    1846740398

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-12-31
  • Publisher: Countryside Books

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Summary

In this excellently researched book, Graham Smith describesthe air war in Cambridgeshire, and the young airmen who flewnight after night against desperate odds. It was fromCambridgeshire airfields too, that the legendary PathfinderForce (P.F.F.) first took to the skies, marking targets for theforce of bombers behind them with a precision that called forreckless heroism. Bomber command suffered no less than55,500 airmen killed, some 7,400 wounded, and over 9,800made prisoners of war. Despite this their members did notreceive any Campaign medals though many heroes emergedand countless Gallantry medals were awarded including twenty one Victoria Crosses. The bravery, determination and resolve of the 'Bomber Men' must never, ever be forgotten. Due in 3rd September.

Table of Contents

'Strike Hard, Strike Sure'p. 9
Into Battle (September-December 1939)p. 19
By Day and By Night (1940 )p. 29
A Hard Lesson (1941)p. 45
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man (January-June 1942)p. 64
Enter the Pathfinders (July-December 1942)p. 82
The Battle of the Ruhr (January-June 1943)p. 100
Hamburg, Peenemunde and Berlin (July-December 1943)p. 122
From the Skies Over Berlin to the Normandy Beaches (January-6 June 1944)p. 142
Back to Germany By Day and By Night (June-December 1944)p. 159
Onwards and Upwards to Victory (January-May 1945)p. 171
Farewell 'Bomber Men' - A Job Well Donep. 183
Bibliographyp. 189
Indexp. 190
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