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Dam Busters

by James Holland

First published 2012

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Barnes Wallis develops the bouncing bomb as a means of attacking the dams that supply water and power to Germany’s Ruhr industries. Wing Commander Guy Gibson forms RAF 617 Squadron and trains crews to fly Lancasters at extremely low altitude during a night operation requiring new equipment and precise timing.

Holland reconstructs Operation Chastise from scientific development through the attacks on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams. The raid causes major flooding and heavy civilian loss but does not permanently disable German industry. The account separates the crews’ courage and technical achievement from later myth, asking what the mission accomplished and what it cost.

Historical Periods

Nazi Germany1933–1945

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Adolf Hitler1889–1945 Winston Churchill1874–1965 Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet1892–1984 Guy Gibson1918–1944 Barnes Wallis1887–1979

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