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Mosquito - The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission (Paperback)
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Mosquito - The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission (Paperback)
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The incredible story of one of WW2's most iconic aircraft told
through one impossible mission by the master of the aviation
thriller Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls
Royce engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast, armed
to the teeth, the DeHavilland Mosquito was the plane which never
should have existed. Designed, built, tested and flying operations
within 13 months of its original conception, it was the answer to
the RAF's prayers in the Second World War- an utterly versatile
plane which would leave the Luftwaffe in its wake, could fly in
under the radar and delivers 2000 lbs of bombs when and where the
enemy was least expecting it. It was corralled into a critical
pathfinding role for the hundreds of heavy bomber raids as the tide
of the war turned but its reputation was cemented by a series of
daredevils raids across Europe, including on Berlin itself, where
stealth, speed and precision were required. So when the Special
Operations Executive needed a plane to drop a bomb on the Gestapo
HQ right in the centre of Copenhagen to prevent the plans for D-Day
being tortured out of Danish resistance fighters, there was only
one plane for the job - the Mosquito. This is the story of this
brilliant aircraft told through that one impossible mission. Like
Rowland White's previous books, Mosquito is an unputdownable mix of
utterly compelling storytelling, incredible human stories and
fascinating technological detail, which sheds never-before-told
light on a pivotal mission that helped bring the war to its bloody
and brutal close.
General
Imprint: |
Bantam (Transworld)
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Rowland White
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
560 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78763-454-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-78763-454-X |
Barcode: |
9781787634541 |
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