Target London - Couverture souple

Campbell, Christy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 034912356X ISBN 13 : 9780349123561

Editeur : Abacus, 2013

Synopsis

* The stunningly dramatic true story of the threat to London from Nazi Germany's V-rockets, from their inception and invention to their effect on our city streets

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christy Campbell is an award-winning author and journalist who has written more than eight books of contemporary history, including the bestselling Band of Brigands

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come - weapons that were terrifying in their murderous capabilities

During the darkest days of the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Thousands of encoded messages were broken by Ultra, the code-breaking operation at Bletchley Park. These messages helped the Allies to make sense of the scrambled communications from the slave workers tasked with building Hitler's V-weapons, and the French, Danish and Polish agents who risked all to report on them.

Target London is the dramatic tale of the inception of the German V-weapons, the Allies' epic race to discover the truth about them and the rockets' devastating effects on the streets of London.


'An accomplished study' Peter Conradi, The Sunday Times

'Detailed and well-researched . . . he has some fascinating material on London's response to this onslaught' Dominic Sandbrook, The Scotsman

'Campbell has produced a comprehensive account of the V-weapon campaign . . . The writing is clear and the story compelling' Michael Sherborne, Mail on Sunday

'Campbell conveys these parallel narratives with suspense in a tale that contains numerous twists' Christopher Silvester, Express

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 034912356X
• ISBN 13: 9780349123561
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HACHETTE LIVRE SA; https://www.hachette.fr/; ; 1 AVENUE GUTENBERG; MAUREPAS CEDEX; 78319; France