May 1943, Twenty Lancaster bombers stand poised to fly one of World War II's most daring & dangerous missions, 617 Squadron's legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams, led by the volatile Guy Gibson. After two tours of duty & fifty-nine missions, combat-seasoned pilot Peter Lightfoot & his loyal crew are already on borrowed time. Haunted by a face from his past, Lightfoot cannot rest & applies to fly the dams mission. But while success could shorten the war, it will inevitably come at a cost. Many of the men will not be coming back. ...

On the night of 16-17 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron headed for Germany. Their mission, for which they had been trained under a cloak of absolute secrecy, was to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley & in doing so cripple the Nazi industrial war effort. It was to become one of the most famous raids of WW2. For the first time, acclaimed oral historian Max Arthur has gathered together the voices of the ' Dambusters', including Guy Gibson, commander of the mission & Barnes Wallis, who developed the iconic Bouncing Bomb. These voices tell of the hard training & sheer bravery that went into this legendary mission. We also hear from the German civilians who suffered the attack, who speak of the devastation that was wrought in their lives. This was a raid like no other, & in this extraordinary collection Max Arthur has created an enduring record of a unique event in British military history. ...

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Dammtor is the old city gate & now the centre of ground transport for the great port of Hamburg. In this second collection, Dammtor is a 'station for midnights, hitched up on stone legs, hollow with sunken light'
- a hub for the damaged & deracinated. It features precise, wounded poems that draw the reader through this desolate landscape.
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Tells the stories of the many women caught up in the turbulent events of the Jacobite Rising of 1745-46. Female support for the Stuart cause was significant, & with one famous exception, historians have ignored their participation. This book aims to redress the balance. ...

Simply mad about the girl... In spring a young man's fancy will turn to love & the Honourable Phillip Petrie is no exception. Daisy's chum is totally smitten with Miss Gloria Arbuckle, daughter of a millionaire Yank. But before the enthusiastic suitor can pop the question, his beloved is abducted by kidnappers. As a distraught Mr Arbuckle begins assembling the ransom, Phillip enlists Daisy to help him recover his missing sweetheart. Strictly forbidden to contact Scotland Yard, Daisy must resist the temptation to bring dashing Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher onto the case. But as she closes in on the abductors' rural hideway, she begins to suspect that Gloria isn't the only fair damsel whose life hangs in the balance... Praise for the " Daisy Dalrymple" series: ' Cunning...appropriate historical detail & witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece'
- " Publishers Weekly". ' As always, Dunn evokes the life & times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above the average British cosy. This will delight readers who love country-house mysteries'
- " Booklist". ' For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels'
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Time to drop some truth bombs & find out a bit more about each other.

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Piecing together testimony from surviving original illustrators, former Eagle club members, famous fans such as film director & former Python Terry Jones & David Gedge of The Wedding Present, & those who keep the flame burning today, Tatarsky tells the story of Dan Dare & Eagle, & paints a portrait of a nation emerging from the Second World War, ready for life on other planets. ...

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High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists & teachers. A one-armed beach-combing poet, an uptight hotel clerk & one very bemused narrator caught in the web of advanced capitalist mayhem. Combine this offbeat cast of characters with Murakamis idiosyncratic prose & out comes Dance Dance Dance. ...