Dresden and the heavy bombers : an RAF navigator's perspective / Frank Musgrove.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Aviation, 2005وصف:120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1844151948 (hbk)
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, No. 149
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- Dresden
- Navigation (Aeronautics) -- History -- 20th century
- Bombing, Aerial -- History -- 20th century
- Musgrove, Frank
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- D786 M865 2005
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D786 M865 2005 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000257983 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [114]-115) and index.
This is the story of a young man's entry into the war in 1941 and culminates in his flying on the bombing raid to Dresden in February 1945. This is not a gung-ho account of flying with Bomber Command but neither is it a breast-beating avowal of guilt. These memoirs take the form of a basic narrative of the author's RAF career and pay particular attention to fear, morale and, as the author explains, the myth of leadership. Several raids are described in detail and illustrate the variety of experience, problems and dangers involved in such hazardous warfare. So, nearly 60 years after his dramatic experiences, how does he view the bombing of factories and cities and the inevitable grave moral issues that have slowly and insidiously crept up on him ? The answer will surprise many younger and older readers.