A low-flying aircraft, faced with an onslaught of flak, releases a cylindrical, back-spinning bomb that bounces across the water, against a dam, and succeeds in destroying it. Operation Chastise has captured the imagination of generations since its completion on the May 17, 1943, but few know that the same squadron was also involved in many of the most daring and devastating air attacks of the war, taking on the targets deemed too difficult, too well-defended, and too strong for regular squadrons. Over the next two years, this one squadron went on to sink the battleship Tirpitz, demolish impregnable U-boat pens, and smash deadly V-weapon sites. They pioneered new methods of attack and target marking, and forever erased the RAF's reputation for inaccuracy. Their story is both unique and familiar, serving to remind us all of the sacrifice made by a generation to ensure the freedoms all of us enjoy today. They must not be forgotten. This is their story.

BOMBING FOR VICTORY: The Rise of RAF Precision Bombing, 617 Squadron in the WWII (Air & Sea)

Olsen, Sam

History

Leandoer and Ekholm

Spurred on by a childhood dream, anxieties about raising a family in London, and a job offer, Sam Olsen and his young family decide to up sticks and seek out a new life in Hong Kong. On the hunt for child care, employment, and a social life, Sam chronicles their first year in Hong Kong with a great sense of adventure and an even greater sense of humour. Sam looks past the Hong Kong travel guides and shows us what everyday expat life in Hong Kong is really like. The excesses and opportunities of wealth contrast with mundane daily problems and the clashing of Chinese and Western cultures provide ample opportunity for comic relief. Sam combines anecdotes from the present with fascinating stories about Hong Kong's past, highlighting the historical events and personalities that have shaped the city as it is today. "Seeking East" is a witty and eye-opening memoir about expatriate life, for anyone wanting to move abroad, for anyone already there, and for those who are just passing through and want to know more about what Hong Kong is really like off the tourist trail. After one year in Hong Kong, where will Sam and his family really call home?

Seeking East: An Expat Family's Year in Hong Kong

Travel

Asia

Inkstone Books

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