Lincolnshire May 1943. Twenty Lancaster bombers stand poised
to fly one of World War 2''s most daring and dangerous missions, 617
Squadron''s legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany''s dams.
Success could shorten the war, the crews are told, but will
inevitably come at a cost. Many of them, hand-picked by their
charismatic if volatile leader, Guy Gibson, will not be coming
back. After two tours of duty and fifty-nine missions,
combat-seasoned pilot Peter Lightfoot and his loyal crew are
already on borrowed time. Narrowly escaping death on a disastrous
final operation over the Alps, a flight which ends by ditching
their wrecked Lancaster into the Atlantic, the seven men are at
last relieved from operational flying, job done. But haunted by a
face from his past, Lightfoot cannot rest, and unknown to his crew
applies to join Gibson''s 617 Squadron, and fly the dams mission. A
mission many see as certain suicide. Tense, thrilling, and
meticulously researched as always, Robert Radcliffe''s DAMBUSTER -
like his bestselling UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN - is an old-fashioned
adventure of the most gripping sort.
關於作者:
Robert Radcliffe lives in Suffolk and is himself an
experienced pilot. He has written two other novels, published under
a different name.