From St Vith to Victory by Stephen C. Smith - 9781473835054

\n\nFROM ST VITH TO VICTORY\n218 (Gold Coast) Squadron and the Campaign Against Nazi Germany\n\nFROM ST VITH TO VICTORY\n218 (Gold Coast) Squadron and the Campaign Against Nazi Germany\n\nCompiled from a variety of sources and first-hand accounts, this book is an authoritative record of the part played by No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron during the bomber offensives of World War II. The squadron\u2019s activities are described in detail, offering a unique insight into the lives of those involved, and saluting the important role that No.3 Group and No.218 Squadron played in Bomber Command\u2019s ultimate victory.\n\nNo.218 Squadron was formed a few months before the Armistice which brought to a conclusion the Great War. Disbandment soon followed, rendering the squadron number plate dormant until the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The squadron was reformed in 1936 and spent the remaining peace time years honing its skills, skills that would be tested from the very first day o;