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DAMS RAID THOUGH THE LENS
£11.99
The story of the attack on the Möhne and Eder dams in the Ruhr has been recounted many times before but not until the publication of this book had it been told from the German side. Helmuth Euler has spent over a third of a century studying the raid and its consequencies, collecting an unrivalled archive of documents and photographs, and producing documentary films on the attack. His book Wasserkrieg (literally ‘Water-war’), published in Germany in 1992, was translated and adapted for this special After the Battle edition.
A recent bulk acquisition this “After the Battle” title has a COVER PRICE of £29.95 – This is a top-notch large format hardback landscape edition with a page count of 240 – Illustrated throughout
NOW’s your chance to add it to your “Dambusters” library at the terrific cut-price of £11.99
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Description
A remarkable broadcast was heard on German radio sets after the attack. ‘Achtung, achtung, said the speaker. An ‘incalculable flood catastrophe … befell our homeland last night from the destruction of the Moehne and Eder valley dams.
A well presented, researched and illustrated volume written a leading expert on raid by 617 Squadron fon dams in the Ruhr Valley using the Barnes Wallis-designed Upkeep ‘bouncing bomb’.
Definitive book that shows pictures of the dams bombed by 617 Squadron in 1943 from ground level. It details the damage to houses and buildings down stream and details deaths both of aircrew and civilians on the ground.
Due to excessively high wrapped weight shipping is weighted on this title
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Helmuth Euler |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 31199 |
| Delivery | This item is usually dispatched Next Day |
| Format | Hardback. 240 pages with 400 illustrations. |
| ISBN | 9781870067270 |
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