An original mix of film analysis and political history, this book examines the political and cinematic significance of The Dam Busters, as both a British institution and a fine war film. A critical and popular success, the film celebrates an image of gutsy ingenuity for the "Brits at war," with the 1943 raid by Lancaster bombers on the dams of Germany’s Ruhr region, using the extraordinary "bouncing bomb." Ramsden’s fresh and incisive book offers an overall review of the film and its place in history. It convincingly suggests that the film’s cultural impact made it difficult to assess the true value of Britain’s bombing campaign.
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John Ramsden is Professor of Modern History, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London.
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Early in the morning of 17 May 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers, belonging to 617 squadron and operating out of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, carried out 'Operation Chastise', successfully attacking the Mohne and Eder dams in Germany's Ruhr region. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dam busters, dams raid, big tune, enemy coast, bomber offensive, war films, new squadron Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Todd, Bomber Command, Guy Gibson, Michael Anderson, Barnes Wallis, Associated British, Michael Redgrave, Bill Kerr, Mickey Martin, Bomber Harris, George Baker, Paul Brickhill, Nigel Stock, Robert Clark, Robert Shaw, Laurence Thompson, Air Ministry, Winston Churchill, Alexander Gibson, Brewster Mason, Eve Gibson, Group Captain Whitworth, News Chronicle, United States, Basil Sydney New!
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Early in the morning of 17 May 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers, belonging to 617 squadron and operating out of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, carried out 'Operation Chastise', successfully attacking the Mohne and Eder dams in Germany's Ruhr region. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dam busters, dams raid, big tune, enemy coast, bomber offensive, war films, new squadron Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Todd, Bomber Command, Guy Gibson, Michael Anderson, Barnes Wallis, Associated British, Michael Redgrave, Bill Kerr, Mickey Martin, Bomber Harris, George Baker, Paul Brickhill, Nigel Stock, Robert Clark, Robert Shaw, Laurence Thompson, Air Ministry, Winston Churchill, Alexander Gibson, Brewster Mason, Eve Gibson, Group Captain Whitworth, News Chronicle, United States, Basil Sydney New!
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- Dam Busters (Pan Grand Strategy) by Paul Brickhill on 20 pages
- Enemy Coast Ahead (Goodall paperback) by Guy Gibson on 8 pages
- Enemy Coast Ahead by Guy Gibson on 8 pages
- Bomber Offensive (Pen & Sword Military Classics) by Arthur Harris on 4 pages
- Guy Gibson by Richard Morris on 4 pages
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