A gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitler's most terrifying battleship
- the legendary Tirpitz
- & the brave men who risked their lives to attack & destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazi's fearsome war machine. Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler's navy. To Churchill she was 'the Beast' a menace to Britain's supply lines & a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalin's armies. Tirpitz was said to be unsinkable impregnable -no other target attracted so much attention. In total 36 major Allied operations were launched against her including desperately risky missions by human torpedoes & midget submarines & near-suicidal bombing raids. Yet Tirpitz stayed afloat. It was not until November 1944 that she was finally destroyed by RAF Lancaster Bombers flown by 617 Squadron
- the Dambusters
- in a gruelling mission that tested the very limits of human endurance. The man who led the raid
- Willie Tait
- was one of the most remarkable figures of the war flying missions almost continuously right from the start. Until now his deeds have been virtually unknown. With exclusive co-operation from Tait's family Patrick Bishop reveals the extraordinary achievement of a man who shunned the spotlight but whose name will be renowned for generations to come. The book is a magnificent accessibly written wartime adventure perfect for fans of Ben Macintyre's ' Agent Zigzag' or ' Operation Mincemeat'.