{"product_id":"9780007319244","title":"Target Tirpitz : X-Craft, Agents and Dambusters - the Epic Quest to Destroy Hitler’s Mightiest Warship","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Bishop, Patrick \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/07\/2012,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 448 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780007319244,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitler’s most terrifying battleship – the legendary Tirpitz – and the brave men who risked their lives to attack and destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazi’s fearsome war machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler’s navy. To Churchill, she was ‘the Beast’, a menace to Britain’s supply lines and a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalin’s armies. Tirpitz was said to be unsinkable, impregnable –no other target attracted so much attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book is a magnificent, accessibly written wartime adventure, perfect for fans of Ben Macintyre’s ‘Agent Zigzag’ or ‘Operation Mincemeat’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697758371884,"sku":"9780007319244","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780007319244.jpg?v=1722602634","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780007319244","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}