David Balme will be forever known as the 20-year-old hero who on 9 May 1941 boarded a German U-boat in mid-Atlantic & captured one of the greatest secrets of the Second World War This capture
- or 'pinch' as it was known within secret inner circles
- changed the course of the Battle of the Atlantic & shortened the war itself Balme was part of a team comprising officers & men of the Third Escort Group ably led by Commander Joe Baker Cresswell also commander of HMS Bulldog who shared the danger with other unsung heroes such as Lieutenant Commander George Dodds Balme was tasked with taking the Bulldog's whaler & a small party to board the U-boat U-110 which had been disabled However he was alone when initially boarding entering & searching the U-boat This put him in a vulnerable position while descending into the vessel
- he risked being shot by any German submariner that may have remained or blown-up by a booby-trap device Furthermore he could have drowned when Bulldog disappeared into the mists of the Atlantic to hunt another U-boat as U-110 could have plummeted into the depths at any time However where others tried & failed or tragically lost their lives Balme & his boarding party succeeded magnificently in capturing an entire Enigma machine the essential rotors & months' worth of associated cipher material This was an absolute gift to the code breakers at Bletchley Park who were able to read all the secret German naval signal traffic for some months & it enabled them to read virtually the whole of the traffic for the rest of the war & with little delay The capture was kept so secret that few even on the British side knew about it
- not even the Americans were told what had been achieved after they entered the war Balme returned from the war & never spoke about the secret capture which he believed would be hidden forever The story of the capture & ransack of U-110 is told for the first time in the words & letters of David Balme his captain Joe Baker Cresswell George Dodds & others who took part in the most important submarine capture of the whole war Besides the capture of U-110 Balme enjoyed an astonishing variety of wartime experience including the Spanish Civil War the Palestine Patrol the sinking of HMS Courageous the Battle of Convoy KJF3 the fight with the heavy cruiser Hipper the Battle of Cape Spartivento the Battle of Convoy OB318 being sunk during Operation Harpoon the air war in the Western Desert the high level diplomacy of Prime Minister Winston Churchill & pioneering work as a Fighter Direction Officer in the war against Japan



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Bletchley Park the top-secret landmark of World War Two where a group of young people were fighting to defeat Hitler & win the war March 1943 the Second World War hangs in the balance & at Bletchley Park a brilliant young codebreaker is facing a double nightmare The Germans have unaccountably changed their U-boat Enigma code threatening a massive Allied defeat & as suspicion grows that there may be a spy inside Bletchley Jericho's girlfriend the beautiful & mysterious Claire Romilly suddenly disappears ...

Set in England during World War II Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with Claire Romilly (Saffron Burrows) a seductive blonde clerk & his subsequent recovery from a mental breakdown caused by the relationship As Tom begins to pick up the pieces of his sanity he is reinstated by his former employers at Bletchley Park a secret agency that intercepts transmissions from German U-boats & decodes them for use in the Allied cause When a suave government agent (Jeremy Northam) investigates Bletchley in search of a suspected spy & the now-missing Claire Tom takes matters into his own hands & enlists the help of Claire's roommate the seemingly prim Hester Wallace (Kate Winslet) Together Tom & Hester begin to unravel a mystery that goes extends across continents & allegiances Apted's WWII thriller based on the novel by Robert Harris & screenplay by Tom Stoppard is a well-crafted period piece that successfully transports the audience to 1940s Britain Scott & Winslet are compelling in their roles as intellectuals forced into action & Northam exudes a rakish charm during his appearances The film's secret weapon however is the plot which gets more & more intriguing as the story progresses In the end even the most astute viewers will be surprised by ENIGMA's finale ...

In Enigma players are exploring an ancient temple solving different problems to make their way from room to room Problem solving is done simultaneously in four different categories — tangrams block-stacking canal-building & balance problems — & those who succeed expand the temple with the problem tile they solved thus adding a new chain of rooms inside the temple or extending an existing chain of rooms After placing a tile a player can occupy a room on that tile with one of his three archeologists as long as no other room of the same color is already occupied in that chain When the chain is closed — that is when the chain has no "loose ends" that can be expanded upon — any archeologists in that chain&s room return to their players & players score 1 point for each archeologist they receive The game ends when somebody reaches 15 points & the player who has the most points wins Players 2-4 Playing Time 45 Minutes Suggested Age 8 ...

Enigma is a thought-provoking post-modern tale of self-discovery & sexual identity told against the backdrop of improbable super-heroes & villains Michael Smith lives a meaningless life of routine & boredom But when Enigma his favorite childhood comic book hero inexplicably comes to life Smith finds himself on an obsessive crusade to uncover the secret behind his improbable existence Teaming with Enigma&s comic creator Smith encounters an insanity-inducing psychopath a brain-eating serial killer & a suicide-inciting clown posse as his quest uncovers hidden truths about both his idol & himself new edition of the Vertigo classic is written by Peter Milligan (Justice League Dark Red Lanterns) with kinetic art by Duncan Fegredo (Shade The Changing Man) Collects Enigma 1-8 ...

Join David Hindle for a fascinating trip along one of the most scenic railway routes in the British Isles This is a book for those with an apetite for discovery & those that enjoy the Lake District & its wildlife & scenery As the tile suggests there is much to interest those with an interest in Railways too! Section One 1) A concise history of the Furness Railway 2) ' Hindle Wakes' to the growth of leisure & tourism 3) A Journey along the Furness Railway from Carnforth to Whitehaven 4) Photo gallery of steam & diesel locomotives on the Furness Railway 5) Memories of the Furness Railway & travel with the 'ten bob ticket' Section Two Linear & circular great bird watching walks From Stations along the Cumbrian coast' Silverdale change here for Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve' & Gaitbarrow ' Arnside with connections to Arnside Knott' ' Roose Station for Foulney & Roa Islands & railway heritage' ' Green Road alight here for a coastal walk to Millom' ' Millom Station for Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve" Silecroft for the ascent of Black Combe' ' Ravenglass change here for the Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway' Walking & cycling from the Ratty ' St Bees change for St Bee's Head RSPB Reserve' Appendix 1
- Bus connections for more walks in northern Lakeland Osprey walk at Bassenthwaite I walk the line with a 'single ticket Keswick to Threlkeld please' Keswick Borrowdale & the circuit of Buttermere
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Follow the life of executive & woman on the edge Amy Jellicoe (Laura Dern) in this comedy created by Laura Dern & Mike White (SCHOOL OF ROCK ZOMBIELAND) After suffering a mental breakdown due to stress & work & spending a month in a holistic treatment facility Amy returns to her old life with a new releaxed & laid back perspective on life

Includes:: every episode of the first series

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Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719-1772) & Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (1744-1818) were three German princesses who became Queens Consort-or in the case of Augusta Queen in Waiting Regent & Princess Dowager-of Great Britain & were linked by their early years at European princely courts their curiosity aspirations & an investment in Enlightenment thought This sumptuously illustrated book considers the ways these powerful intelligent women left enduring marks on British culture through a wide range of activities the promotion of the court as a dynamic forum of the Hanoverian regime; the enrichment of the royal collection of art; the advancement of science & industry; & the creation of gardens & menageries Objects included range from spectacular state portraits to pedagogical toys to plant & animal specimens & reveal how the new & novel intermingled with the traditional ...

Nemesis Now are the masters of gothic fantasy art & modelling They've worked with the world's leading fantasy artists & designers to produce premium quality collectables & traditional giftware for over 15 years You'll fall in love with their stunning attention to detail & craftsmanship across a huge range of products ...

Buddha figures & figurines have many different meanings in many cultures & with our selection of collectable ornaments you will find something for every taste Whether you are using it for spiritual or decorative purposes there is a great range to choose from & being made from resin they are intricate in design ...