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After the Flood: What the Dambusters Did Next
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
After the famous dams raid, thousands of equally daring missions were flown in WWII by 617 Squadron. Find out about them here, from former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol.
The role RAF 617 Squadron in the destruction of the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr has been celebrated in book, magazine and film for more than seventy years.
On the 17th May 1943, 133 airmen set out in 19 Lancasters to destroy the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams. 56 of them did not return. Despite these catastrophic losses, the raid became an enormous propaganda triumph. The survivors were feted as heroes and became celebrities of their time.
They had been brought together for one specific task – so what happened next? Of the 77 men who made it home from that raid, 32 would lose their lives later in the war and only 45 survived to see the victory for which they fought.
Few are aware of the extent of the Dambuster squadron’s operations after the Dams Raid. They became the ‘go to’ squadron for specialist precision attacks, dropping the largest bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, secret weapon establishments, rockets sites and U-boat construction pens. They were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a ‘false fleet’ on D-day which fooled the Germans, and knocked out a German super gun which would have rained 600 shells an hour on London.
In ‘After The Flood’, John Nichol retraces the path of 617 Squadron’s most dangerous sorties as their reputation called them into action again and again.
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‘This is not just another tale of heroism in the skies … This is a tale of victory, in the end, magnificently told in lip-biting detail’ Daily Mail
‘Full of stirring stories that will make you marvel at the aircrews’ fortitude … deeply moving’ Mail on Sunday
‘Absorbing … Thanks to the author’s intimate understanding of the dynamics of a bomber squadron, the reader is taken inside the history and allowed to view events from a human perspective’ Soldier Magazine
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- K. Nicol
- 04-03-24
A great account of a war that was hidden from public view for so long
A great book that tells of the whole war according to the actual accounts from those who crewed the planes and who were the lucky few who survived
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- R. J. Hemming
- 23-03-23
Tribute to the bravest of the brave
John Nichol has written what can only be described as a fitting tribute to these brave men.
John has delivered a fantastic insight into the world of these winged warriors.
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- FAB
- 11-01-22
excellent
A great tribute not only to 617 Squadron but to all of the brave aircrew who went out night after night to fight for freedom. Again I note despite the many lives lost and destroyed through the conflict as soon as they were of no further use they were cast aside by the politicians and it took years for their sacrifice to be acknowledged.
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- YM
- 22-04-20
Another excellent book from John Nicol
John Nicols books really connect with the stories of the men who did tremendous things. Everyone of these stories should never be forgotten. Lest we forget.
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- graham
- 15-11-16
so nearly gave up
I so nearly gave up on many occasions trying to listen, it was spoilt by Mr Nichol trying to do impressions and accents, I found it difficult to concentrate when he went off with imitations, in my opinion it would have been so much better had he just narrated in his own voice
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- Rebecca Smith
- 23-09-18
Gripping accounts of lesser known raids
The Dambusters raid was just one, and possibly not the most the amazing. What bravery, what sacrifice, what skill, what invention in the fight for a free Europe. I tip my hat to all at bomber command.
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- H. W. W. Kirby
- 23-05-19
After The Flood
This is an exceptional book and the narration is of a similarly high quality.
It goes into just the right amount of detail into the raids of 617 Squadron - both famous and less so - as well as providing an insight into the family, social and professional lives of the aircrews.
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- James W.
- 27-05-19
Genuinely outstanding
I must confess that I anticipated this would be very interesting but I hadn't anticipated just how much. Both the book and the narrator were superb. Truly is one of those books you find yourself sat in the car listening to even though you arrived 10 minutes ago!
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- Mr. Duncan James Hardy
- 04-08-15
Disappointed
Having struggled to listed through this book I feel compelled to share my disappointment.
Having only just finished listening to The Last British Dambuster I feel this work 'borrows' far too heavily from Johnsons account of the Dambuster raid.
I'm sorry to say the accents used to provide a distinction between the narration and quoted accounts are terrible. Johnson was born in Lincolnshire but the voice actors accent swayed from Yorkshire to something resembling Australian.
The book summary and title offered so much promise but the execution, in my opinion, could alomst verge on plagiarism.
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- Ruth
- 17-09-21
Disappointed
Like another reviewer I feel I have to share my disappointment in this audio book. It was not the fault of the narrator, but I started counting the number of times that the author said however!!
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