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Enemy Coast Ahead

The Memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson

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Enemy Coast Ahead

By: Guy Gibson
Narrated by: Nigel Gair
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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.

©2019 Guy Gibson (P)2020 Greenhill Books 20th Century Air Forces Armed Forces Engineering Europe Great Britain Historical Military Military & War Modern World War II Memoir Aviation War England US Air Force Submarine
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As others have said, this is a great book offering a true insider’s perspective of WW2 heavy bombers and, of course, the infamous Dambusters raid. Just a shame that it is read with such little care and emotion almost as of the entire text is a eulogy. Mispronunciation and tripping over words take the listener out of the story and these should surely have been caught in the edit. This book deserves a fresh recording with greater attention to detail, and some passion and emotion.

Superb story, let down by the narration

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Great first hand account of RAF bomber activity in WWII up to May 1943, and the completion of the dams raid. A grand account, full of colour and whimsy, let down by a somewhat poor and dour narrative effort.

Mispronunciation of raid destinations is constant and he often seems to run short of breath toward the end of sentences.

Gripping story but let down by poor narration

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I was born in 1938 so I do remember WWII. What these young men did under Guy Gibson’s leadership was exceptional. The world is poorer for Gibson’s loss and for the loss of so many airmen who flew with him.

How brave these men were

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