Ghosts of Targets Past
Ghosts of Targets Past
The Lives and Losses of a Lancaster Crew in 1944-45
Author(s):
Philip Gray
Publication Date: 09 March, 2009
Available in all formats
Publisher: Grub Street
ISBN: 9781908117618
ISBN: 9781908117618
Price: INR 564.99
Description
Table of contents
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.
Description
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.
Table of contents
- 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