Bomber Command Book Recollections (Recommend)

"Out of the Italian Night" by Maurice Lihou

and slightly off topic but a very informative read

"The Battle of Hamburg" by Martin Middlebrook

 

Some of my recommendations
Strike Hard Strike Sure by Ralph Barker
Heroic Endeavour (The remarkable story of a Pathfinder Force attack, a Victoria Cross and 206 brave men) by Sean Feast
Fire By Night (the dramatic story of one Pathfinder crew and Black Thursday 16/17 December 1943) by Jennie Gray
Black Night For Bomber Command (the tragedy of 16 December 1943) by Richard Knott.
Massacre Over the Marne ( RAF bombing raids on Revigny, July 1944) by Oliver Clutton-Brock

 

Amazon produced these " recommendations" for me will share them with you.

Hell on Earth: Dramatic First-hand Experiences of Bomber Command at War: Amazon.co.uk: Mel Rolfe: Books

The Berlin Raids: Royal Air Force Bomber Command Winter, 1943-44: Amazon.co.uk: Martin Middlebrook: Books

Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War 1944-45: Amazon.co.uk: John Nichol, Tony Rennell: Books

Bomber Command: Kept in the Dark: Amazon.co.uk: John Stubbington: Books

 

Reference books worth having on your book shelf.....

3 Group Bomber Command - C. Ward / S. Smith
5 Group Bomber Command - C. Ward
6 Group Bomber Command - C. Ward

 

Beyond the Dams to the Tirpitz by Alan Cooper

I read this many years ago but seem to remember it being a very good account of 617 Sqn operations after the Dams Raid.

 

Hi,

The best book I've ever read about Bomber Command is 'A Thousand Shall Fall' by Murray Peden, who piloted both Stirlings and B-17's.

It will make you both laugh and cry.

Still in print after almost 30 years. A seriously great book.

Marc

 

Thanks again all.

 

Not usually my thing but looked too interesting to leave in the charity shop:

The Withered Garland: Doubts and Reflections of a Bomber by Peter Johnson

Interesting enough that I've been reading of his time as OC of the Bomber Command Bombing Research Unit that completed the bulk of its fieldwork before the Air Ministry's British Bombing Survey Unit started their work.

 

How about Bomber Boys by Patrick Bishop
I found this one a very interesting read!

 

Good to see that this thread has resurfaced.

Recently finished "The Mallon Crew" by Vic Jay; it is self-published by the author and is a very interesting read about the lives of a Lancaster crew in the late stages of the war and how their lives unfolded in subsequent years.

Rattler

 

This thread is right up my street, as I have shelves full of RAF / Fleet Air Arm memoirs!

First up, have you tried Jack Curries other memoirs? 'Wings over Georgia' describes his training and 'Mosquito Victory' is about his latter wartime experiences after 'Lancaster Target'.

Let me know what type of aeroplane, crew position, period of the war etc that you're interested in and i'll have a dig around.

 

Hi,
'The Fly by nights' by Don Feesey - 166 Sqn from June 44 to May 45, a great read...
'The Nuremburg Raid' by Martin Middlebrook - an excellent read that fully describes the most costly raid (more men killed from the RAF in one night than in the Battle of Britain!)
Rick

 

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