Bomber Boys by Patrick Bishop

Bomber Boys by Patrick Bishop

Following on from his best-selling Fighter Boys, in this very different book, Patrick Bishop looks back at the lives, human realities and the extraordinary risks that the painfully young pilots took during the strategic air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945.

‘Deeply humane, lucidly written and powerful…Bishop, a war correspondent, has a keen eye for the stresses and strains of the job these boys did…All this bravery, and the way of life that supported it, are faithfully recorded in Bishop’s refreshingly unpretentious account’ Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times

‘This is the best kind of military history – the kind in which the author never loses sight of the impact of war on its victims, German as well as British, and those who were left behind. “Bomber Boys” will remind the survivors that they and their lost comrades are not forgotten. And it reminds the rest of us what their war was all about.’ Daniel Johnson, Evening Standard

‘This is a terrific book, so riveting, exciting and moving that it must help bring back the Bomber Boys to their rightful place of honour. A true war memorial.’ Montagu Curzon, Spectator

‘A compelling account of life in RAF Bomber Command…[Bishop] covers every aspect of their lives…as he tells their stories, he keeps hold of the strategy that led these men to be flying in the first place.’ Telegraph

Patrick Bishop has been a war correspondent for over twenty years, reporting from conflicts all over the world. He is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling ‘Fighter Boys’. He lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780007189861
ISBN 10	0007189869
Title	Bomber Boys
Author	Patrick Bishop
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2007-04-02
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.