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Legend of the Lancasters: The Bomber War from England, 1942–45 Kindle Edition

by Martin W. Bowman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 334 ratings
This book is a riveting account told in ten big chapters of the young RAF crews who flew Lancasters in RAF Bomber Command from 1942 to the end of the war in Europe in April 1945. It is unique in that the story is told using first person accounts from RAF aircrew and German night fighter crews who fought each other on raids on occupied Europe and Germany from 1942 onwards. Details of what it was like to be on the receiving end in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne etc are also included. A whole host of incredible first-hand accounts by British, Commonwealth, American and German air crews permeate the action and describe the aerial battles as only they can. This unique book also includes many accounts and photos that have not previously been seen before while the rich mix of combat accounts from all sides are brought together for the first time in one volume.
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  1. ISBN-10
    9781781598658
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1781598658
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Aviation
  4. Publication date
    August 19, 2009
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
    9.0 MB
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About the Author

Martin Bowman is one of Britain's leading aviation authors and has written a great deal of books focussing on aspects of Second World War aviation history. He lives in Norwich in Norfolk. He is the author of many Pen and Sword Aviation titles, including all releases in the exhaustive Air War D-Day and Air War Market Garden series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00E8HPKJW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation (August 19, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 950 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 334 ratings

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  • Enigma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Legend of the lancasters
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2014
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    Very well written book that takes the reader right into the bomber offensive of WW2. I found this book hard to put down and it held my attention all the way through.
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  • MAMC.
    4.0 out of 5 stars One For The Enthusiasts.....
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2009
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    This is a fine book especially for the Lancaster enthusiasts, and its nice to see a new book on this beloved aircraft, with many stories to show the harrowing conditions these young men endured in those far off days......
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  • Charles J Dymond
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and well researched read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2017
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    An excellent and well researched read. Highlighting the actions and bravery of so many men who knew that every time they took to the sky they may never return.
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  • Martin Bull
    4.0 out of 5 stars A big, handsome Lancaster book.....
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2009
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    Another reluctant review which starts with a confession : I'm not the greatest fan of some of Mr Bowman's, or of Pen&Sword's, other books. And at first sight, I thought this likely to be a 're-hash' of 'Battles With The Nachtjagd', a previous ( and very expensive ) book co-written by Martin Bowman and Theo Boiten.
    Certainly, the earlier book has been quarried for some accounts in this one which also uses many of the same chapter headings. But this is actually quite a different book ( which I'd guess may use research which wasn't used before, or has been carried out subsequently ).
    It's largely constructed around first-hand accounts which, as always with Bomber Command veterans reminiscenses, are superb to read. It's also good to read the accounts of opposing Luftwaffe crews ( thanks to Theo Boiten's research which is credited in the acknowledgements ). There's also a very good selection of photos - some are admittedly very familiar, but there are many I'd never seen before. Yet again, I found one or two little errors/typos - don't publishers have proof-readers any more ? There's no bibliography, but there are useful notes at the end of each chapter. One major niggle from me - did we really need the Dam busters story to be re-told again ?
    However,this is a large and very nicely-produced book ; in that respect probably the nicest since Francis Mason's old 'Avro Lancaster'.
    Rather expensive at full price, but very browsable and - dare I say it? - it'd make a great Christmas gift. Overall - I'm glad I bought it !
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  • Peter Branfield
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read stop
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2017
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    This contains some really good anecdote and it does give a good flavour of what it must be
    to operate in this iconic bomber.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE HEROES OF BOMBER COMMAND
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2017
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    This is a tribute and testament to those 55.000 young men who laid down their lives for our country and its way of life and the freedoms we enjoy today. We should also venerate and respect those who who survived their operations, under terrible conditions. Many of them who are no longer with us. They truly lived up to the motto of our service, PER ARDUA AD ASTRA. I commend this book.
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  • barry hewitt
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2017
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    Pretty good, lots of details of operations, bases and aircrew. Maybe not enough about Lancasters themselves.
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