Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Enemy Coast Ahead
- The Memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson
- Narrated by: Nigel Gair
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Enemy Coast Ahead
Buy Now for £15.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
A definitive new edition of a classic memoir, published in association with the RAF Museum, complete with notes from leading historians.
Guy Gibson was the leader of the famous Dambusters raid and Enemy Coast Ahead is a vivid, honest account, widely regarded as one of the best books on World War II. It is also an insider's account that sets down in clear, honest detail the challenges that the RAF faced in the war against Germany's Luftwaffe.
Tragically, Gibson died in September 1944, when his Mosquito crashed near Steenbergen in the Netherlands. He was aged just 26. This new book has been published to mark the 75th anniversary of his death and includes an introduction by James Holland, a historian and broadcaster, and notes by Dr. Robert Owen, the Official Historian of the No. 617 Squadron Association.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Enemy Coast Ahead
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 23-01-22
What a Ripping Yarn.
Not Gibson or Richard Todd narrating but well told nevertheless. Miss this book and you miss a real Ripping Yarn.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Barry
- 25-02-22
Fantastic Story of True RAF Hero Desecrated by Worst Narrator Ever!
Ok, so Guy Gibson is probably one of the most famous aviators of the 20th Century, and rightly so, his skills and leadership allowed a sizeable and notable personal contribution to the British and later Allied war effort that surpasses many others.
Whilst, as it was written without the benefit of historical reflection and by Gibson himself who was under considerable stress at the time, it’s factual accuracy must be taken with a pinch of salt, it’s a very insightful and enjoyable personal account of life in a Bomber Command squadron during the darkest and hardest days of that organisation’s war.
However, whoever cast Nigel Gair to narrate this deserves to lose their job! There are absolutely no positives to his narration of this book whatsoever! From the sluggish cadence, the poor tonality, the lacklustre inflection, the poor pronunciation of places and personalities, the clumsy breath control, it’s awful! There are some points in the story where it seems as if he almost forgets how to read! He manages to suck any drama and tension out of, what should be, a rip roaring yarn of daring-do!
I’m not saying avoid it, it’s a very good book, but prepare to be monumentally disappointed by its delivery!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- G Patterson
- 24-03-21
Dire narration.
A truly magnificent work from a superb pilot and leader of men totally ruined by Nigel Gair.
This mans ruins the book, he sounds drunk at times and regularly runs out of breath at the end of a sentence.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mark Greenslade
- 31-12-20
excellent book. completely unsuitable narrator.
an excellent book written by one of my childhood heroes but absolutely ruined by the choice of narrator. if ever a book needed to be recorded it's this one.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Matsumoto
- 21-12-21
Editing Issues
Considering the importance of the topic (and author), you would expect the narration and the editing to be of a higher quality. The narrator seems to struggle with pronouncing words properly and comes across as disinterested. This book needs to be re-recorded.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Pickle
- 22-01-23
Not well read
A really great story poorly told , difficult to listen to as voice level is inconsistent .
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Will F.
- 19-07-22
Disappointing
I hate to agree with others but the narration really lets the content of this book right down. It just sounds so dull.
The information and background into Bomber Command is really interesting, as is the story of Gibson. Very glad I listened but please re-record!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Marc
- 09-08-24
Great story, poorly narrated
Such a shame. An excellent account of a man’s story at war, but let down by poor narration.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 22-08-20
Written by a hero who soon too to give his life
A poignant read. Written by a young leader who within a year was to give his own life. No review could ever do this book, this author, justice. Highly recommended
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- waterloo
- 09-11-23
New perspective
Gibson in his own words is not the marionette others have made him out to be NOR the firm jawed hero as portrayed by Richard Todd in the film but a far more complex and thoughtful character.. well worth hearing his own view of the war and his part in it ..
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!