{"product_id":"the-lancaster-story-true-tales-of-britains-legendary-bomber-paperback","title":"The Lancaster Story: True Tales of Britain's Legendary Bomber - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah-Louise Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic story of the RAF's legendary heavy bomber: the Avro Lancaster.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lancaster Story \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers on a remarkable journey through the history of an aviation icon. Between its introduction in 1942 and the end of World War II, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe true workhorse of the RAF's bomber corps, the 'Lanc' featured on some of the most daring and celebrated missions of the war, including the heroic Dambusters 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing archival documents, letters, and first-hand accounts, \u003ci\u003e The Lancaster Story\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a dramatic and vividly rendered account of the most successful RAF bomber of World War II and the lives of the men and women who flew, designed, constructed, and maintained it. Combining individual stories into a gripping, panoramic narrative, it paints a complete portrait of the battle over Europe, and the Lancaster's unique and decisive role in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Sarah-Louise Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian, author, and media consultant, specializing in World War II history. She is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department, King's College London, and a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women Behind the Few\u003c\/i\u003e (Biteback) and has worked in both television and radio. She has also appeared on \u003ci\u003eBBC History Extra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDan Snow's History Hit\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, and the \u003ci\u003eWe Have Ways of Making You Talk\u003c\/i\u003e podcast with Al Murray and James Holland, along with various other productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.25 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52071175749933,"sku":"9781789298970","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-lancaster-story-true-tales-of-britains-legendary-bomber-paperback-9169631.webp?v=1780166046","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-lancaster-story-true-tales-of-britains-legendary-bomber-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}