{"product_id":"german-war-graves-in-the-peter-connor-9781800317574","title":"German War Graves in the North East and Cumbria","description":"\"How long will we live?\" was the question a young Luftwaffe airman asked his diary, writing about his first mission over Northern England. \"Sacrificial lambs\" was his reply after that first mission. He was referring to the bombers being left at the mercy of the RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes, with no fighter cover of their own.\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, a substantial number of German Luftwaffe aircrew were killed in action whilst flying missions over Britain (in addition to a smaller number of Kriegsmarine crew killed in British waters). The bodies were recovered and buried in war grave plots in local cemeteries, maintained to this day by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerman War Graves in the North East and Cumbria\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly illustrated guide to the graves of those German servicemen buried in Northumberland, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Cleveland and Yorkshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800317573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800317574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.28d","brand":"Peter Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241504780543,"sku":"9781800317574","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ca5e47c-c2f9-4d9c-a1ac-dc0f876482ce.jpg?v=1772654704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/german-war-graves-in-the-peter-connor-9781800317574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}