Operation Chastise

The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II

De: Max Hastings

Narrado por: Max Hastings, Peter Noble

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Excellent

Forget about the movie Dam busters. This is the true story of the man who attempted to bust dams in Germany.

Well written, Well narrated and definitely worth reading.

Well written

A page turner and well documented you learn all aspects of this momentous event.I loved this book.

JUST A BIT OUTSIDE

As with most all of Max Hastings books, it is filled with detail and written very well. My biggest complaint about this book is MH's lumping this raid along with many city bombing ie Dresden as equivalent. So to paraphrase Bob Uecker this is just a bit outside or over the top. 56 men died in this attack on a specific target and about 1200 to 1500 civilians died as a result. Compared to so many other operations done by Germans, British, and Americans, this raid is very different. Also many of the civilian deaths were due in a poor response from the Germans. Also, many of the deaths--mostly women-- who were slave laborers being starved and worked to death. I bring this up because in another book many Jews in the camps wished the allies had bombed the camps. Churchill asked the free French his concerns about bombing France and the expected civilian casualties and was told by the French to proceed for to free France this was to be expected. Sorry to prattle but this really bothered me.

A thorough, balanced historical narrative

This is but another gem of accurate, balanced military history from a highly respected historian.

More detailed than the movie.

If you enjoy history books that detail little known WW II actions or events readers will learn a-lot about the evolution, and successful allied Dam Busters mission.