Dam busters: the race to smash the dams, 1943
by Holland, James 1970-.
Material type: BookPublisher: Bantam 2012ISBN: 9780593066768; 9781409030409; 9781409030409; 1409030407; 0593066766.Classification number: 940.5449 HOLSubject(s): Wallis 1887-1979 | Gibson | Great Britain Royal Air Force Squadron, 617 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, BritishSubject: The night of May 16th, 1943. 19 specially adapted Lancasters take off from RAF Scampton, each with a huge 9,000 lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath them. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5449 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002791499X |
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The night of May 16th, 1943. 19 specially adapted Lancasters take off from RAF Scampton, each with a huge 9,000 lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath them. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine.
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