The Ship-Busters: The Story of the RAF torpedo-bombers

By Ralph Barker

Book Overview

Epic story of low-level strikes on Axis navies in World War II One of the most dangerous forms of air attack used during the war Written by a participant

This stirring book recounts how British torpedo-bombers took the war to enemy naval fleets and shipping vessels during World War II. Episodes covered include the attack by a single plane on a German battleship, the torpedoing of the Gneisenau in Brest harbor, and the vital blows against the supply lines of Rommel's Afrika Korps in the Mediterranean.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811706443
• ISBN13: 9780811706445
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"