Tail End Charlies

Informationen zum Autor John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the first Gulf War in 1991. He was captured and became a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling co-author of Tornado Down and, with Tony Rennell, The Last Escape , Tail-End Charlies , Home Run and Medic , and author of five novels. He is also a journalist and widely quoted military commentator. His website is www.johnnichol.com. Tony Rennell is the author of Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria and co-author of When Daddy Came Home , a highly praised study of demobilization in 1945, and with John nichol, The Last Escape , Tail-End Charlies, Home Run and Medic . He is a former deputy editor of the Sunday Times and writes regularly on historical subjects for the Daily Mail. Klappentext Night after night, they swallowed their fears and flew long distances through packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that could destroy Hitler and bring about the end of the war. This title tells the story of the controversial last battles of Bomber Command through the eyes of the heroic men who fought them. Zusammenfassung Night after night, they swallowed their fears and flew long distances through packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that could destroy Hitler and bring about the end of the war. This title tells the story of the controversial last battles of Bomber Command through the eyes of the heroic men who fought them.

Product details

• Authors: John Nichol, Nichol John, Tony Rennell, Rennell Tony
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2005
• EAN: 9780141015040
• ISBN: 978-0-14-101504-0
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, Air forces & warfare, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space