Dam busters : the true story of the inventors and airmen who led the devastating raid to smash the German dams in 1943
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2012?].
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2012?].
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xix, 437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-420) and index.
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The night of 16 May, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. 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. From the outset it was an almost impossible task, a suicide mission: to fly low and at night in formation over many miles of enemy-occupied territory at the very limit of the Lancasters' capacity, and drop a new weapon that had never been tried operationally before from a precise height of just sixty feet from the water at some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. More than that, the entire operation had to be put together in less than ten weeks. When visionary aviation engineer Barnes Wallis's concept of the bouncing bomb was green lighted, he hadn't even drawn up his plans for the weapon that was to smash the dams. What followed was an incredible race against time, which, despite numerous setbacks and against huge odds, became one of the most successful and game-changing bombing raids of all time.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Holland, J. (2012). Dam busters: the true story of the inventors and airmen who led the devastating raid to smash the German dams in 1943 . Atlantic Monthly Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Holland, James, 1970-. 2012. Dam Busters: The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943. Atlantic Monthly Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Holland, James, 1970-. Dam Busters: The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943 Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Holland, James. Dam Busters: The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943 Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012.

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