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Target Tirpitz: X-Craft, Agents and Dambusters - The Epic Quest to Destroy Hitlers Mightiest Warship

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By (author): Patrick Bishop

A gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitlers most terrifying battleship the legendary Tirpitz and the brave men who risked their lives to attack and destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazis fearsome war machine.

Tirpitz was the pride of Hitlers navy. To Churchill, she was the Beast, a menace to Britains supply lines and a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalins 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 and midget submarines and 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 Taits 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 Macintyres Agent Zigzag or Operation Mincemeat.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 310g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Jul 2012
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780007319244

About Patrick Bishop

Patrick Bishop is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Fighter Boys Bomber Boys 3 Para and Ground Truth. Previously he was a foreign correspondent for over twenty years reporting from conflicts all over the world.

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