Lancaster Men
eBook - ePub

Lancaster Men

The Aussie Heroes of Bomber Command

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eBook - ePub

Lancaster Men

The Aussie Heroes of Bomber Command

About this book

Over 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite flyers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War II. They flew mission after mission over France and Germany, knowing that the odds were against them. Stretched to breaking point, nearly 3,500 died in the air. Their bravery in extreme circumstances has barely been recognized. Peter Rees traces the extraordinary achievements of these young aviators. He tells their hair-raising stories of battle action and life on the ground. And he recounts how, when they returned to Australia, they were greeted as Jap dodgers and accused of 'hiding in England while we were doing it tough'. This is a book as compelling, as full of life and exciting as Desert Boys and The Other Anzacs.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781743433980
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
World War II
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. DEDICATION
  5. CONTENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. PROLOGUE
  8. MAPS
  9. PRELUDE
  10. 1. THE SUGARLOAF
  11. 2. THE SHORT-ARM PARADE
  12. 3. THE USUAL AWFUL ETERNITY
  13. 4. THE THOUSAND PLAN
  14. 5. THE DIMBOOLA REGATTA
  15. 6. COLD, GUT-WRENCHING FEAR
  16. 7. CRIPPLED OVER ESSEN
  17. 8. THE JAM CAN
  18. 9. THE GERMAN FROM SYDNEY
  19. 10. THE POACHER
  20. 11. STALAG TIME
  21. 12. FEUERSTURM
  22. 13. WAAFS AND OTHER GIRLFRIENDS
  23. 14. FAIRLY SHAKEN
  24. 15. THE BOOMERANG
  25. 16. DANGER ABOVE
  26. 17. CRAMPED
  27. 18. THE SILENT WORLD
  28. 19. AN INVITING TARGET
  29. 20. BEATING THE ODDS
  30. 21. TROUBLE ON THE BASE
  31. 22. NO EASY ANSWER
  32. 23. THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
  33. 24. GOOD LUCK, BOYS
  34. 25. FACE TO FACE WITH THE ENEMY
  35. 26. D-DAY
  36. 27. DEATH ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
  37. 28. THE BATTLE FOR RECOGNITION
  38. 29. THE SWEETEST WORDS OF ALL
  39. 30. NO BACKWARD GLANCES
  40. 31. SHOT DOWN
  41. 32. THE STRAIN OF COMMAND
  42. 33. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
  43. 34. THE CLAIRVOYANT
  44. 35. DOUBLE SCOTCH, THANKS
  45. 36. THE BEAST
  46. 37. THE SPECIAL DUTIES BOYS
  47. 38. SMOKE PUFFS AND FLAK BARRAGES
  48. 39. FOREBODINGS
  49. 40. THE PRISONER IN THE CELL NEXT DOOR
  50. 41. SHROVE TUESDAY
  51. 42. AN UNEARTHLY THING
  52. 43. SHARING BREAD
  53. 44. AN AIR FORCE DIVIDED
  54. 45. RETURN TO THE SUGARLOAF
  55. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  56. NOTES
  57. POSTSCRIPT
  58. BIBLIOGRAPHY