A passionate and profoundly moving tribute to the Lancaster bomber, its heroic crews and the men and women who kept her airborne during the country's greatest hour of need . . .

Sir Arthur Harris, the controversial chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, described the Lancaster as his 'shining sword' and the 'greatest single factor in winning the war'. 

RAF bomber squadrons carried out offensive operations from the first day of the Second World War until the very last, more than five and a half years later. Of the 7,377 Lancasters built during the conflict, more than half were lost to enemy action or training accidents.

Former RAF Tornado Navigator, Gulf War veteran and bestselling author John Nichol now tells the inspiring and moving story of this legendary aircraft that took the fight deep into the heart of Nazi Germany.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781471180491
• Author: John Nichol 
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 464
• Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.85 cm