From St. Vith to Victory
218 (Gold Coast) Squadron and the Campaign Against Nazi Germany
Published on 16. April 2015
337 pages
978-1-4738-5540-3 (ISBN)
Description
Compiled from a variety of sources and first-hand accounts, this book is an authoritative record of the part played by No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron during the bomber offensives of World War II. The squadron's activities are described in detail offering a unique insight into the lives of those involved and saluting the important role that No.3 Group and No.218 Squadron played in Bomber Command's ultimate victory.**No.218 Squadron was formed a few months before the Armistice which brought to a conclusion the Great War. Disbandment soon followed, rendering the squadron number plate dormant until the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The squadron was reformed in 1936 and spent the remaining peace time years honing its skills, skills that would be tested from the very first day of the bomber offensive against Germany to the very last.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
40,15 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4738-5540-3 (9781473855403)
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Stephen C. Smith
From St Vith to Victory
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08/2015
Pen & Sword Aviation
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Content
- Intro
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The End of the Slaughter: Inter War Years
- Chapter 2 The End of a Dream: September 1939 to June 1940
- Chapter 3 A New Role: Conversion to the Bristol Blenheim
- Chapter 4 A New Group: The Arrival of the Vickers Wellington
- Chapter 5 1942: A Year of Change
- Chapter 6 1943: A Year of Attrition
- Chapter 7 1944: A New Role and the Avro Lancaster
- Chapter 8 1945: The Final Months
- Appendix I: Stations, Commanding Officers, Aircraft Types, Operational Statistics
- Appendix II: 218 Squadron Roll of Honour
- Appendix III: Key to Abbreviations
- Appendix IV: A Representative List of Aircraft Used by 218 Squadron 1938-1945
