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The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants. \\n\\nMost Americans know of Harriet Tubman's legendary life: escaping en

A wonderful new Christmas story of friendship, love and duty in wartime by the author of The Air Raid Girls, for fans of Elaine Everest and Rosie Hendry.\\n\\nNovember, 1941. \\n\\nChristmas is coming... and despite the blackout, shortages and a constant

The story of the attack on the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr has been recounted many times before but not until now has it been told from the German side. The author has spent over a third of a century studying the raid and its consequences, collecting

On the evening of 16 May 1943, nineteen Avro Lancasters took off from RAF Scampton to undertake 617 Squadron's first offensive attack since its formation a few weeks earlier. Loaded with Barnes Wallis' newly designed bouncing bombs, the Bomber Command cre

As World War II ends, a killer’s game begins.\\n\\nIn the final days of the Nazi regime, with the historic city of Dresden on the brink of destruction, terrifying rumors spread about the Fright Man, a demonic killer who exploited the cover of a nighttime

Arthur volunteered for aircrew service with RAF in 1940 at the age of 19, as soon as his school examinations were completed. He completed his training in Canada and Florida. After further training in UK and crewing up with a pilot and other crew members,

Nella notte tra il 16 e il 17 maggio 1943 uno stormo di aerei, il 617 o squadrone composto da centotrenta aviatori britannici, canadesi e australiani, un americano e due neozelandesi, sorvolò la Germania nordoccidentale e distrusse le dighe dei bacini idr

On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at a height of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of the

An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder—told through the words of Bin Laden and his closest circle\\n \\n As seen on 60 Minutes\\n \\n “A comprehensive, meticulously constructed and eye-opening look at bin Laden as husband, fath

A WARTIME MISSION UNLIKE ANY OTHER\\nAutumn 1943: the SAS hijack a train, raid deep into enemy territory, and liberate a concentration camp. A mission so extraordinary, yet so secret, that barely any record exists.\\n\\nVia first-hand testimonies and long

D-Day before dawn. Minute by minute, hour by hour the danger grows...\\n In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defence forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe. Pegas

John Brown is a common name, but the John Brown who masterminded the failed raid at Harpers Ferry was anything but common. His failed efforts have left an imprint upon our history, and his story still swirls in controversy. Was he a madman who felt his vi

Nathan Hale tackles a topic fans have been asking about for years: World War II.\\n\\n On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, officially bringing the United States into World War II. A new generation of pilots were recruited to fly bombing

The Allied landings at Dieppe in German-occupied France in August 1942 are one the most famous amphibious operations of the Second World War and many books have been written about them, mostly from the Allied point of view. The German side of the story ha

Operation Chastise, the audacious RAF bombing raid that struck at the heart of industrial Germany on the 17th May 1943, brought catastrophic damage to the three dams that served the Ruhr Valley. Water and electricity supplies were disrupted in a key area

Se tutto accade per un motivo, partire per un viaggio potrebbe essere la cosa migliore che possa capitare. Selene, donna sposata di Roma, si ritrova in viaggio per Oslo con la sua migliore amica Sonia e tra persone nuove e paesaggi mozzafiato, conosce lui

Operation Oyster was carried out on the 6th December, 1942 by 2 Group RAF. Considered to be a notable success for the allies, it cost the Germans an estimated six months of lost production time at a critical point in the conflict. It is arguable, accordin

Raid Liquido garantisce fino a 60 notti di efficacia (8 ore per notte), offrendo una protezione costante contro zanzare tigre (Aedes albopictus) e zanzare comuni (Culex pipiens), anche con le luci accese. Assicura una difesa continua, discreta e inodore,

It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second World War. The plan is simple: to drive an old destroye

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time. Given the code name of Operation Chariot, it took place in the early hours of Saturday, 28 March 1942, and was a joint undertaking by the Royal Navy and

U-505 was the first enemy warship the US Navy captured at sea since 1812. This is a new account of how Captain Gallery planned and executed the raid on his own initiative, and how his success almost endangered the war against the U-boats.\\n\\nOn June 4,

During the Second World War, it is hard to imagine a situation where the British High Command could think that one of the only ways they could attack Hitler was to send ten canoeists with limpet mines to paddle one hundred miles up the Gironde estuary, in

A powerful work by the heralded writer, this collection is a touchstone event in German literature of the post-war era.\\n\\n On April 8, 1945, several American bomber squadrons were informed that their German targets were temporarily unavailable due to c

This engaging and compulsively readable true-life account of a Second World War airman, who cheated death in the sky, only to face interrogation and the prospect of being shot by the Gestapo, before having to endure months of hardship as a prisoner of war

A WARTIME MISSION UNLIKE ANY OTHER\\nAutumn 1943: the SAS hijack a train, raid deep into enemy territory, and liberate a concentration camp. A mission so extraordinary, yet so secret, that barely any record exists.\\n\\nVia first-hand testimonies and long

Per gli itinerari di sci ripido nel cuneese, il Monviso e le sue valli, rappresentano una miniera. Nel corso degli anni numerosi appassionati si sono avvicinati a questa affascinante disciplina. Questo primo volume descrive, con precise schede tecniche e