As the fall of France took place almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These secret flotillas" landed & picked up agents in & from France & ferried Allied evaders & escapees. This activity was crucial to the SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) & the SOE (Special Operations Executive). This authoritative publication by the official historian the late Sir Brooks Richards vividly describes & analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during WWII. The account has been made possible through Sir Brooks' access to closed government archives combined with his own wartime experiences & the recollections of many of those involved. First published in 1996 the original edition included descriptions of naval operations off French North Africa. The history has now been amended & expanded by Sir Brooks & is now published in two volumes. This first volume concentrates on the sea lines to Brittany. This authoritative publication by the official historian the late Sir Brooks Richards vividly describes & analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War Two." ...

This authoritative publication by the official historian the late Sir Brooks Richards vividly describes & analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War II. The account has been made possible through Sir Brooks' access to closed government archives combined with his own wartime experiences & the recollections of many of those involved. In addition to operations off French North Africa this second volume also

Includes:: descriptions of operations in the Adriatic around Italy. More than half of the 390 operations in Italian & adjacent waters were carried out by Italian vessels with Italian crews. It was a contribution to the Allied war effort which ought not to be forgotten.

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Chris Mooney's The Secret Friend" features Darby Mc Cormick in another thrilling missing persons case. Two dead girls in the river. Two tiny statues of the Virgin Mary concealed in their clothing. One CSI on the hunt for their killer. When Judith Chen is found floating in Boston's Harbour links are made with the murder of Emma Hale a student who vanished without trace only for her body to wash up months later. CSI Darby Mc Cormick is assigned to the case & uncovers a piece of overlooked evidence from the Hale investigation
- which brings her into contact with Malcolm Fletcher a former FBI agent now on the Most Wanted list after a string of bloody murders. & when a third student goes missing Darby is led into a dangerous game of cat-&-mouse with deadly links to the past
- & a man who speaks to the Blessed Virgin. A man who wants to be a secret friend to the girls he abducts... If you liked Darby Mc Cormick in " The Missing" then you will love her in " The Secret Friend". Chris Mooney creates a thrilling world of mystery in this series other titles include " The Dead Room". Fans of Tess Gerritsen Karin Slaughter & Michael Connelly will love Chris Mooney. Praise for Chris Mooney: " If you want a thriller that will chill your blood break your heart & make your pulse race Chris Mooney is your man". (Mark Billingham). "A scary breakneck ride". (Tess Gerritsen). "A wonderful writer... Compelling thrilling & touching". (Michael Connelly). " Harrowing gripping haunting gut-wrenching & beautifully written". (Harlan Coben). " It will keep you up past your bedtime". (Karin Slaughter). Chris Mooney is the author of seven previous thrillers of which " Remembering Sarah" was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel. " The Missing" " The Secret Friend" & " The Soul Collectors" are available as Penguin paperbacks. Chris lives in Boston with his wife & son."

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Exciting new magical adventure series -- will you answer the call of the Silver Dolphins? Antonia loves being a Silver Dolphin & her confidence in her powers is growing. But then a fearful storm wrecks a cargo ship at the mouth of Sandy Bay! Can Antonia avert an environmental disaster or are the dolphins of Sandy Bay doomed? Perhaps a new friend will come to her aid. ...

It's crazy starting at a new school. For days you feel so new & lost it's as if you've wandered into a foreign country where you can't speak the language." This haunting story about Rafaella the new girl at school who finds making friends hard is a stunning piece of writing. With her strange name & sticking out ears she's different from the rest. Lucy is the first to tease the first to call her ' Earwig'. Until a secret friendship starts full of warmth & mystery..." ...

If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Childrens Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. Theyre books to treasure & return to again & again. After the death of her parents Mary Lennox is sent to her uncles house on the Yorkshire Moors. But the house is an unhappy one. A tragedy happened there years before & Marys uncle has never recovered. Miserable & lonely Mary starts to explore the houses gardens. There led by a mischievous robin she discovers a secret so important so enchanting that it will change her life completely... ...

When spoiled rich girl Mary Lennox is orphaned she is shipped from India to live in her uncle's enormous manor in faraway England where all is not quite as it seems. Before long the lonely Mary finds a key to a secret garden that has been left untouched for ten years & a whole new world of enchantment opens up to her. For the first time she learns to make friends
- with the talented animalcharmer Dickon & her sickly cousin Colin
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When orphaned Mary Lennox arrives at Misselthwaite Manor her uncles estate everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. Depressed & withdrawn Mary soon begins a charming journey into the magical secret garden bringing happiness for Mary & good health to her cousin Colin. ...

People never like me & I never like people " Mary thought.' When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true too. Mary is pale spoilt & quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked & hidden for years. & when a friendly robin helps Mary find the key she discovers the most magical place anyone could imagine...BACKSTORY: Take our quiz learn about the plucky author & find out about the real secret garden." ...

After losing her parents young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncles gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely & has no one to play with but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed
- & a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key & enters a world she could never have imagined. With a heartwarming introduction by Sophie Dahl The Secret Garden" is one of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in the newly-branded Puffin Classics series in March 2008."
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