Book description
Night after night, they swallowed their fears and flew long distances
through packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that could destroy
Hitler and bring about the end of the war. Tens of thousands of young
men never came back, blown up or bailing out from burning aircraft to
drop helplessley into enemy hands. Yet history has condemned their
brave and valiant actions, denouncing them for the destruction of
German cities and civilians, rather than acknowledging them for the
heroes that they are.
For the first time John Nichol and Tony Rennell tell the story of
the controversial last battles of Bomber Command through the eyes of
the heroic men who fought them.
John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber
was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the Gulf War in 1991. He
was captured and became a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling
co-author of 'Tornado Down' and 'The Last Escape,' and the author of
five novels. He is also a journalist and widley quoted as a military commentator.
Tony Rennell is the author of 'Last Days of Glory: The Death of
Queen Victoria' and co-author of 'When Daddy Came Home,' a highly
praised study of demobilization in 1945 and 'The Last Escape: The
Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45. Now a
freelance writer, he was formerly associate editor of 'The Sunday
Times' and 'The Mail on Sunday.'
