Whilst the Lancaster was acknowledged as being a fearsome bomber, the plane was also vulnerable. Philip Gray describes what it was like to be the captain of a Lancaster at the height of World War II and how he and his crew managed to survive the war.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• CHAPTER ONE THE AMATEURS
  • I How About This War Then?
  • II The Course Gets Coarser
  • III Pilots? Ten-a-Penny!
  • IV Bowels To You, Too!
  • V East To West
  • VI Get On Your Mark
  • VII The Game Shows Its Muscle
  • VIII The Road Back
  • IX The Home Run
• CHAPTER TWO THE APOSTLES
  • I The New Order OfThings
  • II The Heavy Stuff
  • III The Promised Land … At Last
  • IV Anyone Got A Corkscrew?
  • V If We Can Get Away With This
  • VI A Shoulder In Time
  • VII Home At Last
  • VIII Through ‘The Gate’
  • IX Any Yank 'Drome Would Do
• CHAPTER THREE THE PROFESSIONAIS
  • I The New Breed
  • II Well, Hello There!
  • III Don't Creep Back
  • IV Battle Order
  • V Their Names Were Never Mentioned
  • VI We Want Our Bombs Back
  • VII Too Easy, Too Fast
  • VIII The Big One
  • IX Just Routine
  • X Friday The Thirteenth
  • XI But Not For Me
  • XII Gee-H Leader
  • XIII The Last Mile Home
  • XIV Ghosts OfTargets Past
  • XV Let's Try The Peace Game
• Epilogue
• Glossary
• Appendix
• Index