It is the night of May 16th 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire each with a huge 9 000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reichs war machine. From the outset it was an almost impossible task a suicide mission: to fly low & at night in formationover many miles of enemy-occupied territory at the very limit of the Lancasters capacity & drop a new weapon that had never been tried operationally before from a precise height of just sixty feet from the water at some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. More than that the entire operation had to be put together in less than ten weeks. When visionary aviation engineer Barnes Wallis concept of the bouncing bomb was green lighted he hadnt even drawn up his plans for the weapon that was to smash the dams. What followed was an incredible race against time which despite numerous setbacks & against huge odds became one of the most successful & game-changing bombing raids of all time. ...

The legend of the squadron is so well known that most are fooled into believing that they already know the full story. This is far from the truth as the authors illustrate time & again. German researcher Andreas Wachtel has lead investigations at the scenes of the many Lancaster crash sites not only of the dams raid itself but also later operations. By interviewing eye witnesses examining German records & visiting the sites he has added new detail & given new insight into the story. Detailed descriptions of the crash sites are given along with pictures of the sites as they are today. ...

In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk low level nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris four-month-long Battle of the Ruhr this one raid had an impact totally out of proportion to the small number of aircraft involved. It highlights the synergy of science & technology weapons development & production mission planning & practice & the unflinching courage in the execution of a highly dangerous bombing raid. Furthermore it established a legend that still resonates today. ...

They are the Nightwalkers mysterious beings who dwell in the shadows of our world & Damien the Vampire Prince is among the most powerful of them all. But one woman will tempt him with a desire unlike anything he has known & together they will face a terrifying relentless foe.. . As reigning Vampire Prince Damien has tasted every pleasure the world has to offer
- consorting with kings & queens & delighting in sensual adventure. Now tired of such pursuits he devotes his energies to protecting his people. The war between human necromancers & Nightwalkers has escalated & when the enemy makes a daring move kidnapping Syreena a Lycanthrope Princess Damien boldly follows. He succeeds in rescuing her but is unprepared for the erotic longing her lush sensuality awakens in him.
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With all the Seals' recent successes we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to. It's been flattering but something important has been missing from the discussion. People keep describing what we do but no one has even scratched the surface of how & why. The unique psychology behind it. Lieutenant Commander Rorke Denver trains the men who become Navy Seals
- some of the most creative problem solvers on the modern battlefield ideal warriors for the kinds of wars we are now fighting. With his years of action-packed mission experience Denver understands exactly how tomorrow's soldiers are recruited sculpted motivated & deployed. Now he takes you inside his personal story & the fascinating demanding seal training program he has overseen in recent years. He recounts his evolution from a young seal hopeful pushing his way through Hell Week into a warrior engaging in dangerous stealth missions across the globe & finally into a lieutenant commander directing the indoctrination requalification programs & the Hero or Zero" missions his graduating seals undertake. Packed with tales from his own training & missions overseas Denver details how the seals' creative operations became front & center in the global War on Terror eventually capturing & killing Osama bin Laden & how deployment of the seals is changing battlefields the world over. Through the course of his story you'll see why damn few make it & what it takes to become one of them."
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Damn him! he swore. There is no more harm in shooting him than a mad dog! The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummers Day in 1806
- shot & beaten to death his body set on fire & left smouldering in his own glebe field
- gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London to newspapermen across the country. It was a strange & stubborn case. The investigation lasted twenty-four years & involved inquests judges & coroners each more determined than the last to solve Oddingleys most gruesome crime
- or crimes as it turned out. Damn His Blood" is a fascinating glimpse into English rural life at the beginning of the nineteenth century so often epitomised by the civilised drawing rooms of Jane Austen or the rural idylls of Constable. England was exhausted & nervous: dogged by Pitts war taxes mounting inflation & the lingering threat of a French invasion violence was rife particularly in rural communities where outsiders were regarded with deep suspicion. With a cast of characters straight out of Hardy " Damn His Blood" is a nail-biting true story of brutality greed & ruthlessness which brings an elusive society vividly back to life."


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The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806
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They joined an R.A.F. known as the best flying club in the world but when war pitches the young pilots of 409 Squadron into battle over Germany their training tactics & equipment are soon found wanting their twin-engined bombers obsolete from the off. Chances of completing a 30-operation tour? One in three. At best. Robinsons crooked salute to the dogged heroes of the R.A.F.s early bombing campaign is a wickedly humourous portrait of men doing their duty in flying death traps fully aware in those dark days of war there was nothing else to do but dig in & hang on. ...

Overachieving & eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful & most reviled football club: Leeds United home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club
- or him. David Peace's extraordinarily inventive novel tells the story of a world characterised by fear of failure & hunger for success set in the bleak heart of the 1970s.
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Dan Dare is easily the most famous British comic hero. His adventures appeared in the original Eagle magazine during the 1950s & 1960s but he also featured briefly in 2000AD before returning in the re-launched Eagle of the 1980s. This innovative Haynes Manual takes a detailed look inside the spaceships space stations & various other craft that played such a huge part in bringing the excitement of space travel to the stories. Beautifully illustrated with cutaway artwork by Graham Bleathman & supported by fabulous contemporary comic-strip art this is the ultimate technical guide to the spaceships of Dan Dare & a wonderful addition to every comic fan's bookshelf. ...