Hastings, Max
Chastise: The Dambusters
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008280567
- author:
- Hastings, Max
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- William Collins
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History,Europe, Germany,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Operation Chastise, the destruction of the Moehne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF's 617 Squadron, remains an epic in Britain's national legend. Max Hastings re-examines the Dambusters raid, urging a more nuanced understanding of its impact. Hastings reveals the authenticity of the aircrew's heroism and the brilliance of Barnes Wallis, who invented the 'bouncing bombs'. However, he also portrays the devastating losses and the unintended consequences of the operation, including the loss of 1,400 civilians, mostly Russian and Polish women, slave labourers under Hitler.