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Heroes of Coastal Command: The RAF's Maritime War 1939 - 1945 (hardcover)
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- ISBN
- 9781526710697
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Heroes of Coastal Command : the Raf's Maritime War 1939-1945
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Thirty was the number of minutes it took for one Coastal Command crew to sink two U-boats. This remarkable achievement was carried out by the crew of Flying Officer Kenneth 'Kayo' Moore in their 224 Squadron Liberator on the evening of 7/8 June 1944. Whilst patrolling the western end of the English Channel, Moore's crew first dispatched U-629, followed, just under thirty minutes later, by U-373. The story of this remarkable engagement is just one of many recounted by the author in Heroes of Coastal Command. Established in 1936, Coastal Command was the RAF's only maritime arm. Throughout the war, its crews worked tirelessly alongside the Royal Navy to keep Britain's vital sea lanes open. Together, they fought and won the Battle of the Atlantic, with RAF aircraft destroying 212 German U-Boats and sinking a significant tonnage of enemy warships and merchant vessels. Often working alone and unsupported, undertaking long patrols out over opens seas, Coastal Command bred a special kind of airman. Alongside individuals such as Kenneth Moore, there were Allan Trigg, Kenneth Campbell and John Cruickshank, all of whom were awarded the Victoria Cross; Norman Jackson-Smith, a Blenheim pilot who flew in the Battle of Britain; Jack Davenport, who flew his Hampden to Russia; John Watson, the sole survivor of a Short Sunderland which was lost during a rescue mission; Sam McHardy, a Coastal Command ground coordinator posted aboard a Royal Navy destroyer for a raid on Norway in 1941; and Ken Gatward, who flew a unique daylight mission over Paris to drop a Tricolore on the Arc de Triomphe. Theirs are just some of the many action-packed stories revealed by the author.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1526710692
ISBN-13
9781526710697
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038378974
Product Key Features
Book Title
Heroes of Coastal Command : the Raf's Maritime War 1939-1945
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2019
Genre
History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D786
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The book is an engrossing, but one sided, read of the RAF practicing sea control in the waters around Great Britain during World War II.
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
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Yes
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