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Reflections of War: Volume 5 : Armageddon (27th September 1944-May 1945): Armageddon, 27 September 1944–May 1945 (Bomber Command) Kindle Edition

by Martin W. Bowman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
This is the fifth release in a series that provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of RAF Bomber Command in World War Two. It begins in late September 1944 when the Allied Bomber Offensive was at its height, and takes us through to the end of the conflict. The crews' personal narrative puts you at the centre of each intense, isolated and harrowing episode of aerial combat as the pilots of Bomber Command attempted to stave off fears of tragic injury and death from fighters, flak and incessant operational pressure during raids on German cities, waterways, ports and oil installations. This continued until the Luftwaffe and the Nachtjagd effectively ceased to exist, their fuel supplies exhausted, their losses in airmen reaching an unsustainable level, and their aircraft and airfields decimated as a result of 24-hour Allied bombing.Often, it was the most exciting feats of bravery, determination and daring that were marked by the most catastrophic losses. Approximately 62 per cent of the 125,000 men who served as aircrew in Bomber Command during the war became casualties. Of these, 52 per cent were sustained while flying operations and a further ten per cent while on non-operational flights in Britain. It should never be forgotten that RAF Bomber Command played a hugely significant role in securing victory for the Allies, carrying out mass raids by day and night that eventually culminated in them 'beating the life out of Germany'. Yet its crews were denied the campaign medal that they so richly deserved, until very recently. Here, Martin Bowman attempts to provide an adequate tribute to the men of Bomber Command, using first-hand accounts to capture an authentic commentary of the times at hand in a release that is sure to capture the imaginations of all aviation enthusiasts.
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    Bomber Command Reflections of War
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    Pen & Sword Aviation
  5. Publication date
    July 10, 2013
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Martin Bowman is one of Britain’s foremost aviation historians and has written many books and articles. He lives in Norwich.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LOUT07Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation (July 10, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 10, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 30.2 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 311 pages
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  • Jason Wisniewski
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Look at RAF Strategic Bombing Campaign, September 1944-May 1945
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2014
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    "Bomber Command: Reflections of War, Vol. 5, Armageddon (27 September 1944 - May 1945)" by Martin W. Bowman is a very detailed account of the Royal Air Force's strategic bombing campaign during the last phase of World War II. The book's strengths are its numerous first-hand accounts, mostly of British and Allied bomber crews, as they struggled to carry out missions despite enemy fighters and flak, not to mention the natural elements. The book's chapters are: (1) Beating the Life Out of Germany, (2) Down in the Drink, (3) Out for Blood, (4) Flying Into the Flames of Hell, and (5) This is Your Victory. It closes with seven appendices. Overall this book is a very good buy on the strategic bombing campaign at the close of World War II.
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  • Marc L. Tavasci
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bomber Command's War
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020
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    Rather than write reviews for each volume in this series, I decided to just write one for the whole series. This is a really good 5-volume series on RAF Bomber Command's war over Germany.

    Starting right at the beginning of World War II and continuing to just past V-E Day, the series tells how Bomber Command grew from a tiny force of obsolete bombers attacking Germany by daylight to a mighty juggernaut which laid waste to Germany by night. Along the way, the reader will meet dozens of RAF pilots and aircrew (along with a few of their Luftwaffe adversaries) who flew, shot, bled and often died in the darkened skies over Europe.

    If you're looking for a comprehensive account of Bomber Command's war, this is not the series for you. Instead it's more of a collection of memories and experiences by those who were there and flew everything from Hampdens, Whitleys and Wellingtons to Halifaxes, Lancasters and Stirlings. Many of Bomber Command's "highlight" missions such as Peenemünde, Hamburg, the Battle of Berlin, Nuremburg and Dresden get a fair amount of coverage, with the Battle of Berlin comprising most of the third volume in the series.

    If you want to know what it was like to fly and fight in Bomber Command in World War II, this series is for you.
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  • Cherryl
    5.0 out of 5 stars JO-Z Lancaster
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
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    A good article in the book about my father being shot down, in 1993 they found the Junkers wreckage that shot my fathers plane down
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    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
    A good article in the book about my father being shot down, in 1993 they found the Junkers wreckage that shot my fathers plane down
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  • ConnieConnie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delivery good
    Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2020
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    Book is good thanks
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  • Walter Findlay
    5.0 out of 5 stars First class
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2025
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    Very readab e and interesting.
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  • Tank1
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2013
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    What one as come to expect from Martin, covers periods of Bomber Command history that does not always get the coverage it should rightly have. Excellent book!
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  • Miss Jane Crampin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brillient set of books
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2013
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    According to my dad all these books (he has 4 out of 5) are just as good as each other. Still trying to get vol 3 there seems to be a problem with this one
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  • Martin Baumann
    3.0 out of 5 stars Needs proof reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2024
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    A very readble account of Bomber Command crews and their operations spoilt by multiple content errors: Mainly spelling errors and missing spaces (kindle edition)
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