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Bombers Fly East: WWII RAF Operations in the Middle and Far East Kindle Edition

by Martin W. Bowman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
Highlights include several chapters on the Mediterranean air forces, with special emphasis placed on the brave but futile attempts of the South African Air Force Liberator crews in Italy to supply Polish patriots during the Warsaw uprising. Individual chapters covering various aspects of the war in the Mediterranean, Malta and the Western Desert are told by the combatants themselves in crisp unerring detail. The author recounts the thrilling RAF Wellington and Liberator bombing and resupply operations from Italy, before following the action to the Far East and the combats between the RAF and the Japanese Imperial Air Force.The story of some of the bravest Blenheim sorties and dog fights with Japanese Zeroes are uniquely related by the crews and the Japanese pilots. Numerous stories of the part played by the RAF and Royal Australian Air Force Liberator crews operating over the jungles of iam, Malaya and Singapore feature, as does the story of the famous Yangtze Incident, which involved HMS Amethysts precarious and dangerous voyage down the Yangtze River in the face of opposition from Chinese forces.The book is illustrated with never before seen images of RAF, SAAF, RAAF and USAAF aircraft and their crews. It serves to commemorate the many acts of bravery, endurance and heroism that characterized this time.
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  1. Print length
    413 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Aviation
  4. Publication date
    June 30, 2017
  5. File size
    12.6 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 ‏ : ‎ B071JMZZ5Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation; Reprint edition (June 30, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 12.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 413 pages
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  • Interested Party
    3.0 out of 5 stars Worst editing I have ever seen
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019
    The content of this book was OK but the editing was terrible. Complete sections were copied and pasted into other sections. Other sections were cut and then pasted into completely unrelated sections. There were many mistakes in punctuation such as a period and the another sentence with no capitalization (i.e. ...and the aircraft landed.the next take off was...) Once or twice I can forgive but the book was so full of mistakes it seems as though it was a first draft which, in this case, made it very difficult to read.
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  • Mr. Alan R. Jenkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Med, North Africa to Far East RAF adventures
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2019
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    Classic Martin Bowman, with many varied but interesting and outstanding stories of actual events of RAF and airmen alike. Spoilt by several typo errors... but otherwise a great read.
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  • Kmac
    2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2018
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    A jumble of a book, with scattered chronology, typos, and repetition. Just doesn't do justice to an under represented subject. Starts with a very lengthy discussion of Liberator variants, then we're flying over Warsaw. By chapter 3 we're at last in the Mediterranean in 1941 - did nothing happened before then? By the end of the book, the tightly-packed text shifts to cover the yanks in their B-29s - in a book about the RAF?! And then we get an incident from 1949 thrown in, with an illegible map for guidance. So disappointed. The editor of this book, if there was one, should be carpeted.
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  • Catherine Johnstone
    1.0 out of 5 stars More clarity on adaptation.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2018
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    Very disappointed because the book was not as the original book. The story of my father (then Flying Officer Robert Johnstone Bomber Pilot)was missing. This was the only reason that I ordered it. I will be returning this book.
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