On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at a height of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of their targets, thereby creating a legend. The one-off operation combined an audacious method of attack, technically brilliant flying and visually spectacular results. But while the story of Operation Chastise is well known, most of the 133 'Dambusters' who took part in the Dams Raid have until now been just names on a list. They came from all parts of the UK and the Commonwealth and beyond, and each of them was someone's son or brother, someone's husband or father. This is the first book to present their individual stories and celebrate their skill, heroism and, for many, sacrifice.
Australia's Dambusters : Flying into Hell with 617 Squadron
Colin Burgess
audiobookbookOperatie Chastise : Het verhaal van de Dambusters 1943
Max Hastings
bookVerzetsverhalen: levensverhalen van Henk van Moock, Bep Stenger, Fons Mertens, Siet Tammens, Jan Borssum Buisman
bookPartizanen aan de Schelde : Het verzet in Vlissingen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog
John Brosens
bookThe Longest Day : The Classic Epic of D-Day
Cornelius Ryan
bookPionier van het verzet
André Vermeulen
audiobookDesnoods met wapens : Hannie Schaft, Truus en Freddie Oversteegen: het indrukwekkende verhaal van drie jonge vrouwen in het Nederlandse gewapende verzet tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog
Sophie Poldermans
audiobookHet verraad van Benschop : Verzet en vergelding in een boerendorp, februari 1945
Bram de Graaf
audiobookHet verraad van de Jordaan : Het verzwegen verleden van een Amsterdams NSB-gezin
Stephanie Biesheuvel
audiobookThe Last Battle : The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
Cornelius Ryan
bookSoldaat van Oranje
Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
audiobookbookSneijder
Kees Jansma
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