{"id":9240116109,"title":"Bomber Command The Victoria Cross Raids","handle":"bomber-command-the-victoria-cross-raids","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe crews of Bomber Command are often described as the bravest of the brave. They knew the risks. Night after night they flew into the dark and smoke-filled skies of the continent. The odds on them returning safely were frighteningly low. They had youth on their side: the average age was 22. Their motto was 'Press On Regardless'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNo less than 23 Victoria Crosses were won by men from Bomber Command. This book tells the story of the actions behind those awards. Some, such as Guy Gibson, are already legendary heroes. Others, such as Hughie Edwards, are less well known. Edwards led a near suicidal daylight raid on the docks at Bremen in 1941. Only eight aircraft survived and all these were badly damaged by flak. The chimney pot height they had flown at was witnessed by the telegraph wires still wrapped around one plane's rear wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis book is a testament to all those who flew with Bomber Command, which lost 55,000 of its members during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMartyn Chorlton is an experienced writer on aviation history. His most recent book was the much acclaimed \u003cem\u003eRAF Pathfinders.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e231 x 163mm (softcover) 192 pages and fully illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Martyn Chorlton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846743221\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-01-05T18:14:19+00:00","created_at":"2017-03-03T14:05:50+00:00","vendor":"Countryside Books","type":"Books","tags":["Bomber Command","Second World War","World War II"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":33406484557,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Bomber Command The Victoria Cross Raids","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1495,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-6,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781846743221","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Bomber_Command_The_Victoria_Cross_Raids.jpg?v=1514533767"],"featured_image":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Bomber_Command_The_Victoria_Cross_Raids.jpg?v=1514533767","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Bomber Command The Victoria Cross Raids book cover. 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Their motto was 'Press On Regardless'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNo less than 23 Victoria Crosses were won by men from Bomber Command. This book tells the story of the actions behind those awards. Some, such as Guy Gibson, are already legendary heroes. Others, such as Hughie Edwards, are less well known. Edwards led a near suicidal daylight raid on the docks at Bremen in 1941. Only eight aircraft survived and all these were badly damaged by flak. The chimney pot height they had flown at was witnessed by the telegraph wires still wrapped around one plane's rear wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis book is a testament to all those who flew with Bomber Command, which lost 55,000 of its members during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMartyn Chorlton is an experienced writer on aviation history. His most recent book was the much acclaimed \u003cem\u003eRAF Pathfinders.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e231 x 163mm (softcover) 192 pages and fully illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Martyn Chorlton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846743221\u003c\/p\u003e"}