SHERLOCK’S SQUADRON

Book ID/图书代码： 01930013B62558

English Summary/英文概要： John Holmes was a schoolboy when World War II broke out in 1939, but even then he knew his destiny lay in the skies. ’Boys from these parts don’t join the RAF’, he was told on more than one occasion. But they were wrong. After many months undergoing selection and training he eventually made it into the air crew of 196 Squadron. It was there he embarked on a love affair with the Stirling Bomber, and it was there that he met up with his crew - his brothers in arms. With in-depth research, Steve Holmes’ inspirational, harrowing and at times humorous book charts the wartime exploits of his father, John ’Sherlock’ Holmes, and his flight crew. Through many hours of research and contact with living relatives of ’Sherlock’s Squadron’ Steve has pulled together a unique and personal insight into the most brutal and devastating armed conflict in history. Verified and independently confirmed by the MOD, War Office Bomber Command and preserved navigator’s records and pilots’ log books of the time, this is a comprehensive and compelling account of World War II from the eyes of a group of young RAF men from distant corners of the globe.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当第二次世界大战于1939年爆发时，约翰•霍姆斯是一名在校男孩，但是他知道他的命运定格了。他被不止一次告知”从这些地方来的男孩不用加入英国皇家空军“，但是他们错了。经过多月的选拨和培训，他最终加入了机组196中队。在那里，他与斯特林轰炸机开始了一段恋情，在那里，他遇到了他在军队的队员和兄弟。随着深入的研究，史蒂夫•赫尔姆斯鼓舞人心的，悲惨的，有时幽默的记录了他的父亲——约翰•赫尔姆斯和他的机组人员的功绩。通过长时间的研究，和”夏洛克中队“活着的亲属接触，史蒂夫已经把独特的个人洞察力里汇集到这个最残酷和最具破坏性的武装冲突的历史中。国防部已经认证， 战争办公室——轰炸机司令部保存了领航员的记录和飞行员的日志，从一群年轻的英国皇家空军的遥远的视线，这是对第二次世界大战的一个全面的，令人信服的说法。(LNL)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 史蒂夫花了15年写这本书来纪念他的先父飞行工程师约翰•霍姆斯及和他一起飞的战友们，还有那些在地面上支持他们的人。我父亲从年轻时就迷上了飞机，我想，作为一个模子里印出来的他的儿子，我也一样。当我发现他在二战中的确切作用后，我关注并爱上了他飞了24次的飞机，斯特林。我的父亲从来没有说过太多关于战争和196中队或他接触到的勇敢的人的故事。我希望他说过，因为我花了数千小时来研究，读了超过百本书，呼吁那些女儿、儿子和侄子侄女唤起对那些已不在的伟大男人的回忆。——史蒂夫•赫尔姆斯。

It took fifteen years to complete this book in memory of my late father Flight Engineer John Holmes and his comrades who flew with him and those on the ground who supported them. My father was fascinated by aircraft from a young age and I suppose as a chip off the old block I followed suit. It was when I discovered his exact role in World War II that I concentrated on and fell in love with the aircraft he flew twenty four sorties in, The Stirling. My father never talked too much about the war and 196 Squadron or the brave men he came into contact with. I wish he had because I’ve spent literally thousands of hours on research, read over a hundred books and called upon the personal memories from the daughters and sons and nieces and nephews of those great men who are sadly no longer with us. Steve Holmes

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