The Dam Busters
London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1954. Octavo, dark-blue cloth, spine embossed with gilt lettering, 270 pp., frontispiece, six double-sided black and white plates included. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, a small area of the spine also rubbed, foxing on top and fore-edge of text block, foxing on endpapers, mark from removed tape inside front cover, dust-jacket worn and torn with some loss of text on the spine, front fold of dust-jacket has a small localises section cut of it without loss of text; overall, a very good copy with a good dust-jacket. Written by ex-Air Force pilot Paul Brickhill, best selling author of The Great Escape, this volume tells the story of the Royal Air Force's No. 617 Squadron and their successful bombing attacks on the Moehne and Eder dams. These victories earned them the moniker of "The Dambusters", and the Squadron went on to become the most effective of its size during World War Two. Item #4763
Price (AUD): $50.00