{"product_id":"avro-lancaster-ron-mackay-9780764358456","title":"Avro Lancaster: RAF Bomber Command's Heavy Bomber in World War II","description":"The Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force's main four-engine bomber in World War II. Its superb design, overall performance, and load-carrying capacity proved key factors in successfully prosecuting the nocturnal bombing offensive against Hitler's industrial and military base. With its ability to carry up to 16,000 pounds in explosives and incendiaries, specialist Lancasters could also deliver the 12,000-pound \"Tallboy\" and 22,000-pound \"Grand Slam\" bombs, which took out key targets. The Lancaster was also featured in the classic 1955 British film \u003cem\u003eThe Dam Busters\u003c\/em\u003e, the story of the famed May 1943 low-level bombing raid in Germany's Ruhr River valley. By the end of the war, upward of sixty squadrons operated the Lancaster, demonstrating clear proof of its preeminent presence within the RAF's offensive. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron MacKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764358456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764358456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Ron MacKay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047006171391,"sku":"9780764358456","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bcfeb9c-62a1-488a-8a8a-d6e2fcd7c414.jpg?v=1684987744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/avro-lancaster-ron-mackay-9780764358456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}