{"product_id":"lancaster-story-1","title":"Lancaster Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic and vividly rendered account of the most successful RAF bomber of the Second World War – the Avro Lancaster – and the lives of the men and women who flew, designed, constructed and maintained it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lancaster Story\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on \u003cb\u003ea remarkable journey\u003c\/b\u003e through the history of \u003cb\u003ean aviation icon\u003c\/b\u003e. This is an \u003cb\u003einformative and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e account of the true workhorse of the RAF’s bomber corps and the \u003cb\u003eemotional human stories\u003c\/b\u003e of quiet courage, sacrifice and hard work from the men and women who flew, designed, constructed and maintained it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween its introduction in 1942 and the end of the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster flew more than 150,000 sorties, dropped more than 600,000 tons of explosives and took the Allied fight to Nazi Germany. The ‘Lanc’ featured on some of the most daring and celebrated missions of the war, including the heroic \u003cb\u003eDambusters\u003c\/b\u003e raid and the Operation Hydra bombing. These and many other successes came at a significant cost, however: almost half of the 7,377 Lancasters deployed into service were lost in action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing \u003cb\u003earchival documents\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e letters\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efirst-hand accounts\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lancaster Story\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a dramatic and \u003cb\u003evividly rendered\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eaccount\u003c\/b\u003e of the most successful RAF bomber of the Second World War. Combining \u003cb\u003eindividual stories\u003c\/b\u003e into a gripping, \u003cb\u003epanoramic narrative\u003c\/b\u003e, it paints a complete portrait of the battle over Europe, and the Lancaster’s unique and decisive role in it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249335947608,"sku":"9781789297485","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781789297485.jpg?v=1765652422","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lancaster-story-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}