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In 1943 the RAF began a bombing campaign against Germany, of an intensity new in the history of war. Over the next twelve months, thousands of aircrew would face a nightmare of flak and fighter against decreasing odds of finishing a tour of operations.

Kevin Wilson has interviewed hundreds of former airmen, including the surviving Dambusters, their daily lives in 1943, the stomach-churning tension of flying repeatedly over hostile territory, the terror of bale out, and the awe at unleashing such devastation.

This is the story of the everyday heroism of British and Commonwealth crews when it was widely believed the war could be won by bombing alone.