The Dam Busters (book)

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The Dam Busters (book) is a non-fiction work by Paul Brickhill that chronicles the planning, execution, and impact of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raids on German dams.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history book
non-fiction book
war book
about special operations aviation
strategic bombing in World War II
associatedWith Operation Chastise
RAF 617 Squadron
author Paul Brickhill
countryOfOrigin Australia
depicts attacks on German dams
use of bouncing bombs
featuresCharacter Guy Gibson
featuresOrganization Royal Air Force Bomber Command
surface form: RAF Bomber Command
focusesOn execution of the Dambusters raids
impact of the Dambusters raids
planning of the Dambusters raids
genre military history
non-fiction
hasAdaptation The Dam Busters (1955 film)
hasAuthorNationality Australian
hasSubject British military history
engineering challenges of dam attacks
military aviation
inspiredWork The Dam Busters (1955 film)
language English
literaryForm prose
mainSubject No. 617 Squadron RAF
Operation Chastise
Royal Air Force
World War II
aerial bombing of dams
notableFor detailed account of Operation Chastise
portrayal of RAF 617 Squadron
originalLanguage English
portrays development of special bombs for dam attacks
setting Europe
Germany
timePeriodCovered World War II
surface form: Second World War
workOf Paul Brickhill
writtenBy Paul Brickhill

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World War II bombing hasNotableEvent The Dam Busters (book)
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Enemy Coast Ahead mainSubject The Dam Busters (book)
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RAF Memorial at Woodhall Spa notableUnitCommemorated The Dam Busters (book)
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Dambusters Memorial at Derwent Reservoir commemorates The Dam Busters (book)
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Guy Penrose Gibson subjectOf The Dam Busters (book)
617 Squadron mediaDepiction The Dam Busters (book)
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Michael Redgrave notableWork The Dam Busters (book)
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Paul Brickhill notableWork The Dam Busters (book)
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Paul Brickhill wrote The Dam Busters (book)
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Erwin Hillier notableWork The Dam Busters (book)
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