Author: Gibson, Guy
Title: Enemy coast ahead / Guy Gibson ; with an introduction by Sir Arthur Harris
Description: London : Michael Joseph 1951. 11th edition. Previous owner's signature. Good cloth copy in a poor somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 302 pages: portrait; 21 cm. Notes: Deals with the growth of the Bomber Command of the Royal Air Force--Cf. p. [9]. Contents: Flight out -- Peace and war -- Learn by mistakes -- The fun begins -- Balloon cables and bottles -- Maximum effort -- Sustained effort -- Battle of the barges -- Interlude -- 29 Fighter Squadron -- Dusk readiness -- Find the Hun -- The heavy brigade -- Turning of the tide -- The shape of things -- Squadron X -- By trial and error -- Some were unlucky. Subjects: Gibson. Guy.Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command. World War. 1939-1945 Aerial operations. British. World War. 1939-1945; Personal narratives. English. Military operations. Aerial British. Genre: Illustrated. Personal narratives. Summary: Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot. and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.

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