{"product_id":"the-lancaster-and-the-tirpitz-by-tony-iveson-brian-milton","title":"The Lancaster and the Tirpitz by Tony Iveson \u0026 Brian Milton","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1qdwnik\" data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"142\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Legendary Bomber and the Mission That Sank Germany’s Greatest Battleship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eGood Condition - \u003c\/strong\u003eDust jacket shows visible edge wear and creasing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of the Lancaster bomber and the sinking of the battleship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Two of the most legendary war machines of World War II, they symbolized their nations' quests for victory in history's greatest ever conflict. The Lancaster was Britain's main heavy bomber--RAF Bomber Command's Shining Sword--whose role was to take the fight to the enemy, delivering deadly payloads to targets deep in the heart of Germany. It was used in the famous Dam Buster raid, and later in the war carried out critically important precision-bombing missions on targets such as the V-weapons complex at Peenemunde. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas Germany's largest warship. This leviathan of a battleship boasted eight 15-inch guns and weighed 2,000 tons more than her sister ship the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich was sunk by the British in 1941. Stationed for most of the war in a Norwegian fjord, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehelped deter the Allied invasion of Norway and threatened the Arctic convoys, which were an essential lifeline for the Soviet Union. Written by a former Squadron Leader of the 617 Dam Busters Squadron, who took part in the Lancaster-bomber raid that finally sank the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein November 1944, this is a readable account full of first-hand memories that take the reader to the heart of the action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47644853666004,"sku":"TVJ-018438","price":57.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_7183.jpg?v=1773300209","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/the-lancaster-and-the-tirpitz-by-tony-iveson-brian-milton","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}