The dambuster raid : a German view
Euler, Helmuth2020
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Operation Chastise, the RAF bombing raid that struck at the heart of industrial Germany on the 17th May 1943, brought catastrophic damage to the three dams that served the Ruhr Valley. Water and electricity supplies were disrupted in a key area of the manufacture of Germany's war munitions, and the consequences were disastrous. The German war effort was set back substantially, the Allies celebrated, and Dr Barnes Wallis became a national hero as the designer of the famed 'bouncing bomb' that inflicted such damage. Considered from an Allied perspective, the dambuster raid was a triumphant success, not only of British engineering but also of pilot endeavour. View it from the German perspective however, and an entirely new story emerges. Helmuth Euler explores all facets of the operation, offering a host of insights into this much-studied event of 20th century history.
Main title:
The dambuster raid : a German view / Helmuth Euler.
Author:
Euler, Helmuth, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2020.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781526781567 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.544941940.544 EULE
Language:
English
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BRN:
2523388
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