After the Flood

After the famous dams raid, thousands of equally daring missions were flown in WWII by 617 Squadron Find out about them here, from former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol.The role RAF 617 Squadron in the destruction of the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr has been celebrated in book, magazine and film forthan seventy years.On the 17th May 1943, 133 airmen set out in 19 Lancasters to destroy the M hne, Eder and Sorpe dams 56 of them did not return Despite these catastrophic losses, the raid became an enormous propaganda triumph The survivors were feted as heroes and became celebrities of their time.They had been brought together for one specific task so what happened next Of the 77 men who made it home from that raid, 32 would lose their lives later in the war and only 45 survived to see the victory for which they fought.Few are aware of the extent of the Dambuster squadron s operations after the Dams Raid They became the go to squadron for specialist precision attacks, dropping the largest bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, secret weapon establishments, rockets sites and U boat construction pens They were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a false fleet on D day which fooled the Germans, and knocked out a German super gun which would have rained 600 shells an hour on London.In After The Flood, John Nichol retraces the path of 617 Squadron s most dangerous sorties as their reputation called them into action again and again. Best Read [ After the Flood ] By [ John Nichol ] – kino-fada.fr Loved itamazing young men the women that supported them.SMH On the one hand I think most people understand that politicians are duplicitous by nature, but what I m most incredulous about here was the complete lack of recognition the RAF commonwealth RAFs received from the so called top brass at the end of WW2 for the key role they played in bringing the war to a much earlier conclusion, saving countless thousands of lives, whilst losing thousands of their own lives including m Loved itamazing young men the women that supported them.SMH On the one hand I think most people understand that politicians are duplicitous by nature, but what I m most incredulous about here was the complete lack of recognition the RAF commonwealth RAFs received from the so called top brass at the end of WW2 for the key role they played in bringi...Informative in parts, written from an RAF insiders perspective, there are some nuggets of information, in particular detail on the Tirpitz raids and the early Tallboy raids Elsewhere the research seems a bit light touch.I ve no doubt about the bravery and expertise of the members of 617 squadron during WW2, and would be interested in acomprehensive version of the story.A while ago I read Dam Busters The True Story of the Legendary Raid on the Ruhr, by James Holland That book felt better Informative in parts, written from an RAF insiders perspective, there are some nuggets of information, in particular detail on the Tirpitz raids and the early Tallboy raids Elsewhere the research seems a bit light touch.I ve no doubt about the bravery and expertise of the members of 617 squadron during WW2, and would be interested in acomprehensive version of the s...This is another book I have to rate as amazing because if the author delayed much longer there would be no first hand witnesses left And quite a few died in the war anyway The part I liked best was when a pilot landed after his very first bombing mission over a German city Before anyone could exit the plane he told the crew that he would not be dropping anybombs on civilians from that height He was going to apply for 617 Squadron, aka the low level Suicide Squad Was anyone with him A This is another book I have to rate as amazing because if the author delayed much longer there would be no first hand witnesses left And quite a few died in the war anyway The par...Hard to put downGreat story about true heroes who don t actually believe they are and think of themselves as ordinary men when nothing could be further from the truth.As a boy I recall building plastic model kits of the famous aircraft of World War II and one Christmas I was given a special kit of the RAF Lancaster bomber but this was different, it was one from the famous Dambuster raids I did not know much about these raids at the time, but from then on I spentandtime in my local library researching the history of Bomber Command and the Dambuster raids Little did I know it at the time that my thirst for knowledge for both World Wars would bec As a boy I recall building plastic model kits of the famous aircraft of World War II and one Christmas I was given a special kit of the RAF Lancaster bomber but this was different, it was one from the famous Dambuster raids I did not know much about these raids at the time, but from then on I spentandtime in my local library researching the history of Bomber Command and the Dambuster raids Little did I know it at the time that my thirst for knowledge for both World Wars would become a lifelong interest.Not many would have failed to have heard of the legendary story of the crews of the Dambuster raids, but what became of the crews In After the Flood by former RAF navigator John Nichol is an incredible researched account of the these brave men that flew on the attacks on the dams.The mend of 637 Squadron were brought together to train for a specific mission to attack and ultimately destroy a series of dams the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in t...As a boy I recall building plastic model kits of the famous aircraft of World War II and one Christmas I was given a special kit of the RAF Lancaster bomber but this was different, it was one from the famous Dambuster raids I did not know much about these raids at the time, but from then on I spentandtime in my local library researching the history of Bomber Command and the Dambuster raids Little did I know it at the time that my thirst for knowledge for both World Wars would bec As a boy I recall building plastic model kits of the famous aircraft of World War II and one Christmas I was given a special kit of the RAF Lancaster bomber but this was different, it was one from the famous Dambuster raids I did not know much about these raids at the time, but from then on I spentandtime in my local library researching the history of Bomber Command and the Dambuster raids Little did I know it at the time that my thirst for knowledge for both World Wars would become a lifelong interest.Not many would have failed to have heard of the legendary story of the crews of the Dambuster raids, but what became of the crews In After the Flood by former RAF navigator John Nichol is an incredible researched account of th...This book really deserves a higher rating Nichol, an RAF veteran himself, has focused on the part of 617 Squadron history that is often overlooked, but that really made their lasting reputation their re creation under Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire and his successors from a squadron almost entirely destroyed in two showy but brutally costly operations into what Air Marshal Harris proudly called his sniper squadron Nichols has gathered together spectacular personal accounts not only from s This book really deserves a higher rating Nichol, an RAF veteran himself, has focused on the part of 617 Squadron history that is often overlooked, but that really made their lasting reputation their re creation under Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire and his successors from a squadron almost entirely destroyed in two showy but brutally costly operations into what Air Marshal Harris proudly called his sniper squadron Nichols has gathered together spectacular personal accounts not only from survivors of the Dams raid, but from lesser known men who flew with 617 Squadron during the period when they developed techniques that enabled them to hit precise targets bridges, viaducts, V weapon sites, individual factories, U boat pens and, perhaps most spectacularly, the battleship Tirpitz Readers familiar only with the raid on the dam...Fabulous for a WW2 history geek like me Written by an RAF pilot who has gone to war, this is a detailed but highly readable account of the exploits and daring of 617 Squadron, from the Dambusters raid to the end of the war A tale of heroism, skill, teamwo...A great read about a few brave men amongst thousandsAn excellent and gripping account of 617 squadron s activities from the dams raid through to the end of WW2 It also explores the feelings of the squadron survivors 70 years after the event.

• English
• 04 March 2017
John Nichol
• Hardcover
• 385 pages
• 0008100314
• John Nichol
• After the Flood