Author: ROLFE, MEL
Title: Flying into hell : the Bomber Command offensive as seen through the experiences of twenty crews / Mel Rolfe
Description: London : Grub Street 2005. First Edition. reprint. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vi. 186 p. 32 p. of plates : ill. facsims. ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibl.: p.182. Summary; With the passage of time rapidly depleting the ranks of WWII combat veterans. the opportunity to learn what battle was like first hand is fast disappearing. Nothing can quite surpass a truthful personal account of such experiences to put the horrors of war in their real perspective and dispel the myth that war is somehow glamorous. In his collection of 20 short stories. best-selling author Mel Rolfe has done just that. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the subject. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command — History — World War. (1939-1945). World War. (1939-1945) — Aerial operations. British. World War. (1939-1945) — Personal narratives. British. Flight crews — Great Britain — Biography. air force unit histories. air forces. aerial operations. air fighting. air warfare. Great Britain. UK. Second World War. royal air force. operational commands. raf. operational commands. aerial operations. air warfare. air fighting. second world war bomber operations. air forces. operational commands. aerial operations. air fighting. bomber operations. biographical. True stories: war / combat / elite forces. British & Irish history ; Military history ; Battles & campaigns ; World history: Second World War. History / Military / World War II. History / Military / Aviation. History / Military / Veterans. History / Europe / Great Britain / General. World War. (1939-1945). Great Britain - History. Flight crews - Great Britain. ISBN: 190401089X. Weight in Kg appr.:

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