David Irving recounts the RAF’s 1943 attacks on German dams during Operation Chastise, drawing on British and German records and eyewitness accounts. This hardback edition examines the raid and its consequences.
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By David Irving | First published 1973 | Hardcover edition
Operation Chastise—the RAF's May 1943 attack on the Ruhr dams—became one of the most celebrated bombing raids of the war. This study examines the operation from both British and German perspectives, drawing upon official records and interviews with survivors from both sides.
The work documents the development of Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb, the formation and training of 617 Squadron, the execution of the raid, and its aftermath in the flooded Ruhr valleys. German civil defence records and survivor testimony document the impact on the ground.
Research conducted in RAF operational records, British Air Ministry files, and German civil defence archives. Interviews with surviving aircrew and German civilians provide first-hand accounts from both perspectives.
Of particular interest to RAF Bomber Command historians, precision bombing researchers, and scholars examining the Ruhr industrial campaign. The dual-perspective approach makes this a distinctive contribution to the literature.
Hardcover binding. Photographic plates and operational maps. Built for specialist library and private collection use.
Published by Focal Point Publications.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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