The stories of these brave individuals is superbly well told, but I felt that the book did jump around a bit. Their bravery, heroism and sacrifice is never far from the surface of the story of the plane itself. While Nichol acknowledges the post-war revisionism towards "Butcher" Harris's carpet bombing strategy (a view that some of his aircrew echo as they remember flying over the ruins they had created), he does not let that dim in anyway the challenges or accomplishments of the many heroes of this book. He has made a number of TV documentaries with Second World War veterans, written for national newspapers and magazines, and is a widely quoted commentator on military affairs.

I am going to seem to you ridiculous, even stupid, but would you know how to tell me the diameter (and producer if possible) of the various types of propellers who equipped the different Lancaster (Merlin and Bristol engine) ? While the Lancaster is the spine of this book, Nichol ranges widely in his subject matter, the Chapter on Pilots of The Caribbean acknowledges the part played and the prejudices faced by black flyers volunteering for service in defence of a Great Britain despite the rising pressures for independence at home. He doesn't pull many punches, and there is one particular figure whose fate will leave the reader incredibly saddened.At an open event you can meet college staff, take a look around some of the unique college spaces and explore your accommodation options. The author tackles the thorny subject of Dresden with compassion and truthfulness, and whilst he never underestimates the death and destruction wrought on those who had Lancasters raining bombs down on them, Nichol reminds the reader that this was a war that was made total by those who initiated it and supported it in the Axis camp. Sir Arthur Harris, the controversial chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, described the Lancaster as his 'shining sword' and the 'greatest single factor in winning the war'.

It was in fact the stories of the people who flew in the type, and those who were affected by its service during World War Two, who formed the bulk of the author's history. Even if our table booking system shows no available seats you can still come along to drink and dine with us so we look forward to welcoming you soon!

Everyone should read it as it hits home the horrors of war and the sacrifice made by so many young Bomber command crew . The story of bomber command can be well pieced together by this method as the flight crews were only expected to fly combat missions until they had completed an ops which was 37 missions or they crashed.

e. the 'British' nature of the Lancaster's success), however it does a disservice both to the author and to the history. You can also book group study spaces and pods via the AskLU app using the phrases " Can you book a group pod for me" " I want a group study space" " Is there any pods free" " Can you book a group pod for me".While one has to recognise the bravery of the bomber crews and the sacrifices they made, it's nevertheless hard to get one's head round the carnage they caused. Either King William himself, or one of around 1,400 people who held land directly from the Crown, mostly Norman knights. So if you want to know how a handful of blokes took the war to the enemy when it was more or less all we could do until D-Day, in the West at least, this book will thrill and entertain but sadly it was not for me, sorry John. Brilliantly written with some incredible and astonishing stories; it is gripping, moving, emotional and sometimes humorous – just perfect.

The Lancaster crews had the highest fatality rate of WW2 they also got the most criticism and were accused of war crimes because of the Dresden and cologne bombings . As stated earlier, it is the people's accounts of their experience of the war through their relationship with the Avro Lancaster that is key to this book. Lean Library is a Browser Plugin for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari that connects you with full-text articles, eBooks and databases that the Library subscribes to. If you are looking for the definitiev history of the Avro Lancaster or indeed the bombing war against Nazi Germany this won't be it. My first experience of Lancaster's was in making Airfix kits of them, even in polystyrene form, the elegance of the design the majestic sense of power is so clear.Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend makes it clear that whilst the area bombing undertaken by the Commonwealth bomber squadrons over Europe during WW2 might have had moral implications, for the men who flew the missions their job was, at heart, to defeat a monstrous enemy and stay alive for as long as possible. The Lanc may have emerged out of the UK but it was a weapon used resolutely and skillfully by so many different nationalities. The library building is located at the centre of the Bailrigg campus, providing a welcoming, open and inclusive place for library and university activity. Our community is strong and at our open events you’ll start to meet some of the amazing people and teams dedicated to supporting our students. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time.