SPIES IN THE SKY is the thrilling, little known story of the partner organisation to the famous code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. It is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the most dangerous days of the Second World War, & of the photo interpreters who invented a completely new science to analyse those pictures. They were inventive and ingenious; they pioneered the development of 3D photography & their work provided vital Intelligence throughout the war. With a whole host of larger than life characters at its heart, from the legendary pilot Adrian ' Warby' Warburton, who went missing while on a mission, to photo interpreters Glyn Daniel, later a famous television personality, and Winston Churchill's daughter, Sarah, SPIES IN THE SKY is compelling reading, & the first full account of the story of aerial photography and the Intelligence gleaned from it in nearly fifty years. ...

Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas & the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, & in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers. Costa Zannis is the city's dashing chief detective
- a man with contacts high & low, in the Balkans & beyond. & as unknown ships & British 'travel writers' trickle through the port, he is a man very much in dem&. Having helped defeat Italy in the highlands of Macedonia, Zannis returns to a city holding its breath. Mussolini's forces have retreated
- for now
- but German sights are fixed firmly on the region. & as the situation in Germany worsens, Zannis becomes involved in an audacious plot
- smuggling Jews to Istanbul, through the back door of Europe. The British hear he can penetrate the continent's closed borders, & soon Zannis is embroiled in the resistance, & in a reckless love affair that could jeopardise everything. With a remarkable cast of operatives, SPIES OF THE BALKANS is a brilliant new espionage novel from Alan Furst.



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From death defying stunts to the volcano's edge, Extreme Science will excite & inspire 8-11 year olds. High-interest topics grab the reader & introduce some key science concepts in an accessible & innovative way. Extreme titles are ideal for supporting creative classroom teaching & for spicing up topic libraries. ...

Collection of five films from the controversial director. In ' Clockers' (1995), Strike (Mekhi Phifer) is a Clocker (24-hour drug dealer) who becomes implicated in the murder of a rival after a tip off. Two cops investigate, Mazilli (John Turturro) who is ...

Monster power in your hand! Enter the exciting world of Monsuno & battle your friends with this amazing Spikebat figure & core launcher. Place your figure inside the core launcher & then launch against other cores or objects to release your Monsuno figure! Visit www.monsuno.com for Monsuno Core Combat game rules. Spin, Pop Out, Battle!

Includes:: 1 Monsuno figure, 1 Core & 1 Card Not suitable for children under the age of 3 years

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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? & what do pickles have to do with quandaries? This work provides us with the meanings to these well-worn & much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, & explaining how & why they were first used. ...

How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? & who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average adult thumb measures one inch? ...

Make your own unique patterns with this Spin & Slide Magic Puzzle.

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Have hours of fun piecing together this stunning festive " Spin Down the Strand" image. This picture perfect puzzle ...

Enjoy a classic game of Spin The Bottle but with a twist! This Spin the Bottle is the Ultimate Drinking Game!

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