Geoff Rice tried for an hour to find the canal. Finally, on the thirteenth run, Flight Lieutenant R. C. 'Bob' Hay DFC*, Martin's South Australian bomb aimer and the Squadron Bombing Leader since 617 Squadron's formation, got a glimpse ...
Brookes, Dobson, Gavin, Goodman, Hamilton, Iveson, Leavitt, Marshall, Powell and Price were to attack the pens. Martin, Pryor and Sanders were to attack a U-boat in a floating dock, while Castagnola, Ross and Watts would go for any ...
In 1954 the raid was immortalized in The Dambusters, starring Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd, who contributes a foreword to the book.
Tells the true World War II story of how the famous Royal Air Force 617 Squadron carried out a raid on three of the most important dams in Germany.
A special edition of The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan’s 70th anniversary. On 17 May 1943, nearly 350 million tons of...
The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams.
The Dam Busters tells the story of the raid and the squadron of fearless airmen who carried it through.
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
This lavishly illustrated account tells the full story, including a chapter on the epic 1954 film The Dam Busters, and fully detailed appendices.
The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Nazi Germany's dams.
The Dam Busters