TY - BOOK AU - BRICKHILL Paul TI - The dam busters PY - 1951/// CY - London PB - Evans Brothers KW - AERIAL BOMBING KW - SECOND WORLD WAR KW - AIR OPERATIONS KW - DAM BUSTERS KW - AIR FORCES KW - BRITAIN N2 - The history of the RAF's 617 squadron during the Second World War, which covers the unit's development of precision bombing resulting in the famous Dam Buster raids against targets in the Ruhr Valley, and the sinking of the Tirpitz. Two of its most famous commanders, Guy Gibson and Leonard Cheshire were awarded the Victoria Cross ER -