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Target Tirpitz is gripping WW2 storytelling at its best and a return to the RAF territory of Patrick Bishop's bestselling Bomber Boys and Fighter Boys.The Tirpitz, Hitler's greatest weapon, was reputed to be unsinkable and the battleship inflamed an Allied obsession: to destroy her at any cost.More than thirty daring operations were launched against the 52,000 ton monster. Royal Navy midget submarines carried out an attack of extraordinary skill and courage against her when she lay deep in a Norwegian fjord in an operation that won VCs for two participants.No permanent damage was done and the Fleet Air Arm was forced to launch full scale attacks through the summer of 1944 to try and finish her off. But still the Tirpitz remained a significant threat to Allied operations.It was not until November 1944 that a brilliant operation by RAF Lancaster Bombers, under the command of one of Britain's greatest but least-known war heroes finally killed off Hitler's last battleship.Full of colour, insight and drama, Target Tirpitz is an unputdownable account of one of the great epics of the Second World War.

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Praise for 'Fighter Boys': 'Powerful yet restrained, at times almost unbearably touching.' TJ Binyon, Evening Standard 'A superb account of the spirit and character of Fighter Command.' Martin Fletcher, Independent 'I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement.' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph Praise for 'Bomber Boys': 'Deeply humane, lucidly written and powerful!refreshingly unpretentious' Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times 'This is the best kind of military history' Daniel Johnson, Evening Standard 'A terrific book, so riveting, exciting and moving that it must help bring back the Bomber Boys to their rightful place of honour. A true war memorial.' Montagu Curzon, Spectator More praise for 'Fighter Boys' 'As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed.' Daily Telegraph 'A living, breathing monument to the fighter boys.' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved!there can't be a finer history.' James Holland, New Statesman Praise for '3 Para': 'Wonderfully compelling!a fast-paced story of incredible bravery that at times reads like a thriller.' Christina Lamb, Sunday Times 'Bishop gives a gripping insight into deployment in Afghanistan last year of 3 Para!written with the fluent, rich and engaging fashion typical of the author's as a journalist.' The Times 'Patrick Bishop's riveting account of 3 Para's bitter little war!presents an inspiring story of courage, discipline and!selfless comradeship!fast-paced and absorbing.' Daily Mail 'Really does put you on the ground with the troops!a tribute to the sheer bravery and determination of 3 Para Battle Group.' Andy McNab, Mail on Sunday 'The best reporting I have read on the war in Afghanistan' Observer 'By turns, funny, moving, gripping, furious, insightful and terrifying, 3 Para is as fine a book as you'll ever read on modern warfare.' Daily Telegraph Praise for 'Ground Truth': 'One of the best accounts you will ever read about contemporary warfare: shrewdly observed, action-packed and written with great sensitivity.' James Delingpole, Mail on Sunday 'A beguiling and often bewildering account of how this strange war seems to the fighting man and woman! As a view from the ground, often with the author present at key points, Bishop's books are invaluable' Evening Standard 'What makes this sequel stand out as a record of the war in Afghanistan is the author's ability to encapsulate the personalities of the various officers and men involved, while simultaneously unravelling the complex strategy behind this most confusing of campaigns' TLS

`This is a great wartime story, gung-ho in its praise of the men who finally sank Tirpitz, yet compassionate towards her courageous crew. Already a bestselling war historian with his books on the RAF, Target Tirpitz proves that Bishop has sea legs, and this book should add another fleet of fans to his existing army of admirers.'Sunday Telegraph

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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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