Enemy Coast Ahead (Literature & History of Aviation Series) [Hardcover]

Guy Gibson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1972 | ISBN-10: 0405037627 | ISBN-13: 978-0405037627

<DIV>First published in 1944, Guy Gibson's Enemy Coast Ahead quickly became regarded as the classic Bomber Command book, following Gibson's RAF career from flying the Hampden and Manchester at the beginning of WWII to the triumphant return home of the Lancasters from the famous 1943 Dambuster raid which Gibson led and for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Enemy Coast Ahead is also the inside story of life in Bomber Command throughout the first five years of WW2, culminating in breath-holding drama as the RAF planned, practiced and strove towards breaching the dams on that famous night in May 1943.</DIV>

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: Arno Pr (July 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0405037627
• ISBN-13: 978-0405037627
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,457,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A first class story of special ops bombers in the RAF, July 10, 1997

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This review is from: Enemy Coast Ahead (Literature & History of Aviation Series) (Hardcover)

This story of 617 Squadron's Dams raid in WWII was written by the original leader, who won the VC for his leadership , skill, and bravery in battle. You won't put down this insider's look into the plan and attack on the dams, at night, using custom rotating/ bouncing bombs at 60 feet in the fog !! Also read The Dam Busters, on the same squadron, continuing the story to the end of the war, with even more harrowing ops to follow, including the great raids , and final sinking, of the Tirpitz.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inside view of the RAF bomber pilots, May 28, 2000

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Eliseo Castellano - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enemy Coast Ahead (Goodall paperback) (Paperback)

I first read it when I was at the military aviation school in Venezuela and I was fascinated. It is very well written and you actually feel the intimacies of the bomber pilot. I recommend it to everyone who is interested in WWII history.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, November 28, 2005

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Tim Hanson "boatguy" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enemy Coast Ahead (Literature & History of Aviation Series) (Hardcover)

One of the best WWII memoirs I have ever read, this coming from a reader who does not like"Flying Stories". If an old friend had returned this book I'd have read it more than once.