<p><b>A 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.</b><br><br><i>The Lancaster Story</i> takes readers on <b>a remarkable journey</b> through the history of <b>an aviation icon</b>. This is an <b>informative and engaging</b> account of the true workhorse of the RAF’s bomber corps and the <b>emotional human stories</b> of quiet courage, sacrifice and hard work from the men and women who flew, designed, constructed and maintained it.<br><br>Between 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 <b>Dambusters</b> 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.<br><br>Using <b>archival documents</b>,<b> letters</b> and <b>first-hand accounts</b>, <i>The Lancaster Story</i> delivers a dramatic and <b>vividly rendered</b> <b>account</b> of the most successful RAF bomber of the Second World War. Combining <b>individual stories</b> into a gripping, <b>panoramic narrative</b>, it paints a complete portrait of the battle over Europe, and the Lancaster’s unique and decisive role in it.</p>