<p>‘This is not just another tale of heroism in the skies … This is a tale of victory, in the end, magnificently told in lip-biting detail’ Daily Mail</p>
<p>‘Full of stirring stories that will make you marvel at the aircrews’ fortitude … deeply moving’ Mail on Sunday</p>
<p>‘Absorbing … Thanks to the author’s intimate understanding of the dynamics of a bomber squadron, the reader is taken inside the history and allowed to view events from a human perspective’ Soldier Magazine</p>
<p>Praise for John Nichol:</p>
<p>‘Full of poignant episodes … A fitting tribute to the raw courage of these young men’ Daily Express</p>
<p>‘A truly epic tale of courage and sacrifice – an intensely moving epitaph to the men of Bomber Command’ ANDY McNAB</p>

(Previously published as ‘After the Flood’) Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol sets out on a personal journey to discover what happened to 617 Squadron after the flood. RAF 617 Squadron’s destruction of the dams at the heart of the Ruhr made them heroes and celebrities of their time. But this elite squadron was also called upon for a hundred more of the most secret and dangerous specialist precision attacks. As bestselling author John Nichol discovers, 617 would drop the largest bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, secret weapon establishments, rockets sites and U-boat construction pens. They were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a ‘false fleet’ on D-day which fooled the Germans, and knocked out a German super gun which would have rained 600 shells an hour on London. Of the 77 men who made it home from dams raid, only 45 survived to see the victory for which they fought – as 617’s reputation called them into action again and again.
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(Previously published as ‘After the Flood’) Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol sets out on a personal journey to discover what happened to 617 Squadron after the flood.
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- Nichol flew Tornados in the late 1980s alongside the current members of 617 Squadron. As a POW, having been shot down in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, he became one of the most famous faces in the world. - Few are aware of the extent of the Dambuster squadron’s operations after the Dams Raid. They became the ‘go to’ squadron for specialist precision attacks, dropping the largest bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, secret weapon establishments, rockets sites and U-boat construction pens. - They were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a ‘false fleet’ on D-day which fooled the Germans, and knocked out a German super gun which would have rained 600 shells an hour on London. - John’s ‘Tornado Down’ was a massive bestseller. ‘After the Flood’ will also appeal to readers of general RAF history - Fighter Boys (TCM over 230k); Bomber Boys (TCM over 170k); ‘Most Dangerous Enemy’ (TCM 32k) - and Dambuster histores. Recent examples include ‘Dambusters:A Landmark Oral History’ (TCM 52k) and ‘Dam Busters:The Race to Smash the Dams’ (TCM 33k) - Nichol has also filmed a documentary, of the same name, about his journey. It aired on Channel 5 in May: http://www.channel5.com/shows/what-the-dambusters-did-next/episodes/what-the-dambusters-did-next
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008100858
Publisert
2016-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
William Collins
Vekt
280 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

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John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the first Gulf War in 1991. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling co-author of Tornado Down and also The Last Escape, and Tail-end Charlies. He is also a journalist and widely quoted military commentator.