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Vulcan 607 - by Rowland White (Paperback)

Vulcan 607 - by  Rowland White (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>THE THRILLING #1 BESTSELLING STORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST COMBAT MISSIONS EVER FLOWN</p><p>Shoulder to shoulder with Strategic Air Command B-52s throughout the Cold War, the big delta-winged Vulcans of the Britain's V-bomber force faced down the Soviet threat to the West. In 1982 they were just months from retirement when they flew in anger for the first time.</p><p>It was a to be a record-breaking mission of breathtaking audacity: a single bomber launched from a remote island airbase to carry out what would be the longest-range air attack in history. An eight thousand mile round trip. Her crew of six would be flying into a hornet's nest of modern weaponry: radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and missiles. </p><p>There would be no second chances.</p><p><em>Vulcan 607</em> tells the gripping true story of that legendary raid for the first time - an operation that many thought would turn out to be a real life Mission Impossible.</p><p>'A masterwork of narrative history' Clive Cussler</p><p>'<em>Vulcan 607 </em>deserves to become an aviation classic' Len Deighton</p><p>'White's gripping narrative reads like a suspense thriller, yet every word is true' Stephen Coonts</p><p>'I read the book in one sitting ... an utterly compelling war story, brilliantly written' Simon Winchester, author of <em>The Professor and the Madman</em></p>

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