Suggested Reading List

There are a large number of books and reference manuals that have been written over the years about the role of the air force during World War II. Some focus on Bomber Command while a few have material specific to 625 Squadron. These books can provide those interested in 625 Squadron with insights and in some cases, personal experiences as written and explained by personnel that served in Bomber Command and 625 Squadron.

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Suggested Reading List

Boys at War - Russell Margerison, published 2005
Battle Order 204 - Christobel Mattingley, Allen and Unwin, published 2007
Flying in Defiance of the Reich - by Squadron Leader Peter Russell, DFC - published 2007
Bomber Harris - His Life and Times - by Henry Probert
Lancaster - Reaping the Whirlwind - by Martin W. Bowman
Dead Men Flying - by James R. Stevens
Mynarski's Lanc - Compiled and Edited by Bette Page, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Avro Lancaster 1941 onwards (all marks) Owners' Workshop Manual - Hayes Publishing
Lancaster Squadrons 1942-43 - by Jon Lake
A Very Special Lancaster - A History of Lancaster Mk I R5968 - by F.E. Dymond
A Thousand Shall Fall - by Murray Peden
The Lancaster Manual - RAF Museum Series, General Editor - Dr. Michael A. Fopp, Director General, RAF Museum, Hendon
Boys, Bombs and Brussels Sprouts - by J. Douglas Harvey
Bomber Boys - by Mel Rolfe
Ghosts of Targets Past - The Lives and Losses of a Lancaster Crew in 1944-45 - by Philip Gray
Lincolnshire Airfields In The Second World War - by Patrick Otter
Lancaster - The Biography - by Squadron Leader Tony Iveson, DFC and Brian Milton
The Bomber War - by Robin Neillands
Selected For Aircrew, Bomber Command In The Second World War - by James Hampton
Almost a Lifetime - by John McMahon
To Hell And Back, The Life Experiences of Bomber Command At War - by Mel Rolfe
Unsung Heroes Of The Royal Canadian Airforce, Incredible Tails of Courage and Daring During World War II - by Cynthia J. Faryon
Tracing Your Family History, Royal Air Force - Imperial War Museum
Hum leven voor ons leven - translated - "Their Lives For Our Lives" - written in Dutch (2005) - a compendium of descriptions and photos about aircrew that crashed in the Netherlands - some great photos - by Harry de Graaf and Bram van Dijk
Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes - Lancaster - Crecy Publishing Ltd
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, Squadron Profiles Number 121, 625 Squadron, Researched, Complied and Written By Chris Ward
A Thousand Shall Fall, by Murray Peden, 1982
Lancaster Men - The Aussie Heroes of Bomber Command, 2105 , by Peter Rees, Allen & Unwin (publ.)
Men of Air - The Doomed Youth of Bomber Command, 2007, Kevin Wilson, Phoenix
Battle Order 204 - a bomber pilot's story, 2017, Christobel Mattingley, publ. by Allen & Unwin