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Copyright

      William Collins

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      This eBook first published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2019

      Copyright © Max Hastings 2019

      The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      Cover photograph © IWM

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      Source ISBN: 9780008280529

      Ebook Edition © September 2019 ISBN: 9780008280543

      Version: 2019-08-01

Dedication

      In memory of the aircrew who achieved the almost impossible on the night of 16/17 May 1943; and of the men, women and children on both sides who perished

      Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Dedication

      5  Contents

      6  List of Illustrations

      7  Epigraph

      8  RAF Ranks and Army Equivalents

      9  Abbreviations Used in the Text

      10  Introduction

      11  Prologue

      12  1 Grand Strategy, Great Dams 1 THE BIG PICTURE 2 HARRIS 3 THE ‘PANACEA MERCHANTS’

      13  2 The Boffin and His Bombs 1 WALLIS 2 GESTATION 3 FIRST BOUNCES

      14  3 Command and Controversy 1 TARGETS 2 GIBSON 3 ‘A DISASTER OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE’

      15  4 Men and Machines 1 FLIERS 2 FLYING

      16  5 The Brink of Battle 1 SIXTY FEET 2 ‘NO NEWS THAT WOULD INTEREST YOU FROM HERE’

      17  6 Chastise 1 TAKE-OFF 2 GETTING THERE

      18  7 At the Dams 1 THE MÖHNE AND THE SORPE 2 THE EDER AND AFTER

      19  8 The Möhnekatastrophe 1 ‘A WALL OF WATER, BLACK AS COAL’ 2 ‘CLOSE TO A SUCCESS’

      20  9 Heroes 1 GARNERING THE LAURELS 2 SQUANDERING THE SACRIFICE

      21  10 Landings 1 ‘GOODNIGHT, EVERYONE’ 2 RECONCILIATIONS

      22  Appendix I: 617 Squadron’s Crews Who Flew on the Night of 16/17 May 1943

      23  Appendix II: Landmark Dates in the Evolution of Chastise

      24  Appendix III: A Chronology of Operation Chastise 16/17 May 1943

      25  Picture Section

      26  Acknowledgements

      27  Notes and References

      28  Bibliography

      29  Index

      30  Also by Max Hastings

      31  About the Publisher

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