Alex Cross & his family join men & women across the nation lining the streets of Washington DC to mourn the unexpected death of
...The battleship Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler's navy. Churchill nicknamed her the ' Beast'. Testing courage to the limit, Tirpitz was the target of twenty-four military operations between 1940 & 1944. These missions ranged from desperate human torpedo attacks to near-suicidal bombing raids. Yet the Tirpitz stayed afloat. Only the daring of 9 Squadron & the legendary Dambusters finally scuppered her. Patrick Bishop uncovers the extraordinary story of the raid & the airman who led it. The effort to sink Tirpitz resulted in one of the greatest sagas of World War II. This is that story.