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The Last British Dambuster: One Man's Extraordinary Life and the Raid that Changed History

af George Johnny Johnson

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The remarkable recollections of George 'Johnny' Johnson, Britain's last surviving Dambuster Johnny Johnson has been awarded an MBE for his remarkable services in World War II'I was anxious to fight. Hitler was the bastard who had started all this and he needed sorting out. We were under threat. Everything we stood for- our country, our families and our way of life was being attacked by this maniac. He could not be allowed to win. So for me and many, many others like me, there was no alternative. We were in a pickle and something had to be done.?Johnny Johnson is 95 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time. He can also vividly remember his childhood spent working on a farm with his controlling father, the series of events that led him to the RAF and the rigorous training that followed. But it was his decision to join 617 Squadron, and the consequences, that have truly stayed etched in his mind. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible- to destroy three dams deep within Germany?s Ruhr Valley. It was a daring task but, against the odds, Johnny and his crew survived. Sadly, 53 comrades did not.For the first time, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the devastating aftermath. He recalls with unique wit and insight the difficult training conducted in secrecy, the race against time to release the bombs, and the sheer strength and bravery shown by a small unit faced with great adversity and uncertainty. Embodying a whole squadron, and leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come, Johnny?s story is like no other.… (mere)
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This is a superb book telling the life story of a man who can be described as a Hero, which not everyone who went to war and happened to survive can, on account of having volunteered for one of, indeed some of, the most dangerous missions the most endangered arm of the British military undertook during World War II.

Johnson's story is, of course, much more than simply one raid and this book plays that aspect extremely well. Not only are his other exploits in the RAF well documented, his "external" life story is as well. I have read some biographies that find it difficult to balance the two but this most assuredly does not.

This is obviously a book of greatest interest to those with a military bent, but it actually serves as an excellent general portrait of the challenges a young man and subsequently a young couple faced growing up in pre-war conditions that seem very far distant and enduring through challenges that we are blessedly spared. ( )
  expatscot | May 1, 2016 |
A entertaining and involving autobiography covering the lon and productive life of the man who now solely represents the last remaining Dam Buster. More than a tale of the Dams Raid, or even the RAF at war, this is the story of a man who from humble beginnings achieved most if not all, of what he wanted from his childhood. Whilst not shirking the more controversial aspects of his career and actions, he leaves the reader in no doubt about his own motives for some of these. I enjoyed this and I think anyone who likes biography, the RAF, family sagas, the Dam Busters and World War Two generally will like this. ( )
  aadyer | Apr 23, 2016 |
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The remarkable recollections of George 'Johnny' Johnson, Britain's last surviving Dambuster Johnny Johnson has been awarded an MBE for his remarkable services in World War II'I was anxious to fight. Hitler was the bastard who had started all this and he needed sorting out. We were under threat. Everything we stood for- our country, our families and our way of life was being attacked by this maniac. He could not be allowed to win. So for me and many, many others like me, there was no alternative. We were in a pickle and something had to be done.?Johnny Johnson is 95 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time. He can also vividly remember his childhood spent working on a farm with his controlling father, the series of events that led him to the RAF and the rigorous training that followed. But it was his decision to join 617 Squadron, and the consequences, that have truly stayed etched in his mind. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible- to destroy three dams deep within Germany?s Ruhr Valley. It was a daring task but, against the odds, Johnny and his crew survived. Sadly, 53 comrades did not.For the first time, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the devastating aftermath. He recalls with unique wit and insight the difficult training conducted in secrecy, the race against time to release the bombs, and the sheer strength and bravery shown by a small unit faced with great adversity and uncertainty. Embodying a whole squadron, and leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come, Johnny?s story is like no other.

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