The Dambusters Uncovered
10 Surprising Insights into the Men, Machines, and Myths of Operation Chastise (Everything World War 2: WWII, Book 26)
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Jacques Smith
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Cyril Marlen
Few raids of the Second World War have captured the public imagination like Operation Chastise. Here is the full story—not the familiar headlines, but the unexpected details that reveal how ingenuity, improvisation, and human courage combined to pull off one of history’s most audacious bombing missions.
In The Dambusters Uncovered, Cyril Marlen strips away myth and romanticism to present ten clear, surprising insights into the people, machines, and mistakes behind the night of 16-17 May 1943. Drawing on technical analysis, first-hand accounts, and vivid archival detail, Marlen reconstructs the campaign from the workshop to the cockpit: the stubborn engineer who would not give up on a made-to-bounce bomb; the pilots who practised hair-raising low-level flying using improvised visual aids; and the young, hand-picked squadron created for a single, high-risk objective.
This concise, compelling volume highlights revelations that change the way we remember the raid. Discover why the bouncing bomb was far more than a crude sphere; how precise altitude—judged with modified lights—mattered more than you imagined; and why getting the bomb’s forward speed exactly right was as critical as drop height. Learn that there were multiple targets that night, not just one famous dam; that many bombs failed to behave as planned; and that the human cost was far higher than the popular narrative suggests.
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