A Separate Little War
The BANFF Coastal Command Strike Wing Versus the Kreigsmarine and Luftwaffe 1944 - 1945
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, Piloting & Flight Instruction, History, Military, Science & Nature, Technology
| Author: | Bird, Andrew D | ISBN: | 9781909166707 |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing | Publication: | December 9, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bird, Andrew D |
| ISBN: | 9781909166707 |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Publication: | December 9, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Every day for nine months from September 1944, young British Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff, Fraserburgh and Peterhead in northern Scotland to target German U-boats, merchant men and freighters in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way. Truly this was a war within a war, bitter and bloody, at low level and close quarters. By recording their crucial contribution to winning the world war, in a compelling, accurate and fascinating way, Andrew Bird has ensured their memory will not be overlooked.
Every day for nine months from September 1944, young British Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff, Fraserburgh and Peterhead in northern Scotland to target German U-boats, merchant men and freighters in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way. Truly this was a war within a war, bitter and bloody, at low level and close quarters. By recording their crucial contribution to winning the world war, in a compelling, accurate and fascinating way, Andrew Bird has ensured their memory will not be overlooked.
