DuringWWII,ononeraidalone,NuremburgMarch1944,moreBomberCommandairmenlosttheirlivesthanwerelostintheBattleofBritain.Thesewereordinarymenwhobecamepartofextraordinaryevents.OnesuchwasArthurDarlow,theauthor'sgrandfather.ApilotofaLancastercrewin405RCAFcrew,theywereoneofthelegionsofmenwhotooktheoffensiveagainsttheenemyformostofthewar.Theirstory,vivdlyrecreatedhere,isspecial.Thecrew'stourstartswithBomberCommand'sMainOffensiveinlate1943.Germannightfightersandflakregimentsdefendtheirhomelandwithgrimdeterminationandlossesarehigh.Butourcrewsurvive.Thousandsdonot.Darlow'screwcontinue,throughD-DayandtheinvasionofWesternEurope.Onedaythough,theyareshotdownoverBelgium,tobecome,inturn,prisoner,evader,casualty.Collectivelytheyexperienceitall.Notromanticisedbutwrittenwithfeelingandrespect,thisbookshouldbereadbyallagegroups.