The Men who Breached the Dams: 617 Squadron "the Dambusters"
- ISBN-10
- 0718303083
- ISBN-13
- 9780718303082
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- W. Kimber
- Author
- Alan W. Cooper
Description
Alan Cooper writes about an operation which at the time and ever since has captured the imagination of the world - the attack of the German dams in May 1943. This account includes the whole lead up to the final mission.
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