Guy Gibson Vc
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
One of the most celebrated airmen of the Second World War, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led the legendary Dambusters raid of May 1943 — a mission so audacious, so precisely executed, that it became one of the defining acts of courage in modern British military history. Edmund Burke's biography chronicles the life of this extraordinary RAF officer, from his early flying career through his meteoric rise to command No. 617 Squadron, painting a vivid portrait of the man behind the myth — young, fearless, and consumed by duty. Burke draws on firsthand accounts and wartime records to present Gibson not merely as a war hero, but as a complex and driven individual who sacrificed everything in service of his country. The biography illuminates the wider culture of Bomber Command — the camaraderie, the grinding attrition, and the extraordinary bravery demanded of ordinary men in extraordinary times. Written with authority and admiration, it stands as an essential tribute to a figure whose Victoria Cross was earned in the skies above the Ruhr valley, and whose legacy endures long after the echoes of those bouncing bombs faded into history — leaving the reader to wonder what further greatness this remarkable man might have achieved.
Author: Edmund Burke
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Arco
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
One of the most celebrated airmen of the Second World War, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led the legendary Dambusters raid of May 1943 — a mission so audacious, so precisely executed, that it became one of the defining acts of courage in modern British military history. Edmund Burke's biography chronicles the life of this extraordinary RAF officer, from his early flying career through his meteoric rise to command No. 617 Squadron, painting a vivid portrait of the man behind the myth — young, fearless, and consumed by duty. Burke draws on firsthand accounts and wartime records to present Gibson not merely as a war hero, but as a complex and driven individual who sacrificed everything in service of his country. The biography illuminates the wider culture of Bomber Command — the camaraderie, the grinding attrition, and the extraordinary bravery demanded of ordinary men in extraordinary times. Written with authority and admiration, it stands as an essential tribute to a figure whose Victoria Cross was earned in the skies above the Ruhr valley, and whose legacy endures long after the echoes of those bouncing bombs faded into history — leaving the reader to wonder what further greatness this remarkable man might have achieved.