A review of a unique band of airmen, every man a volunteer, willing
and eager to serve in an elite force. From every corner of the
Empire they answered the call to arms, to challenge the aspirations
of European dominance by a rampant Germany. Following the French
capitulation of 1940 and the miracle of Dunkirk Great Britain stood
alone to face the Nazi blitzkrieg. During those dramatic months of
August and September a numerically inferior Fighter Command
withstood a relentless Luftwaffe to effectively scuttle Hitler's
'Operation Sea Lion', the projected air and sea-borne invasion of
Britain. Having survived the gravest threat in its history the time
had come for Britain to take up the offensive with whatever means
at its disposal. Fighter Command had established itself as the
nation's saviour; it was now Bomber Command's turn to carry the
offensive to the enemy's homeland, to his very home if need be.
What began as a tentative, probing campaign developed into a
whirlwind of concentrated destruction. With the advent of new and
sophisticated aircraft and tactics, as demonstrated by the creation
of the elite Pathfinder Force, Bomber Command attained a terrifying
efficiency. Against this was an equally disturbing loss rate among
aircrew. When the guns fell silent in May 1945 Bomber Command alone
had suffered a grievous loss rate of 47,000 gallant airmen. Many
lie in graves in foreign lands, some of them the decorated VC
winners listed in this book. Let their memory be a lasting tribute
to all those who failed to return.
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