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Force Benedict

Author: Eric Carter; Antony Loveless
Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This publication tells the story of Second World War fighter pilot Eric Carter, one of only four surviving members of a secret mission, code-named Force Benedict. Sanctioned by Winston Churchill in 1941, Force Benedict was dispatched to defend Murmansk, the USSR's only port not under Nazi occupation. If Murmansk fell, Soviet resistance against the Nazis would be hard to sustain and Hitler would be able to turn all  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Personal narratives
Personal narratives, British
Named Person: Eric Carter
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Eric Carter; Antony Loveless
ISBN: 9781444785135 1444785133 9781444785142 1444785141
OCLC Number: 869787052
Description: pages cm
Responsibility: Eric Carter, Antony Loveless.

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'It's so important to document that generation's experiences, and Eric still has a glint in his eye that makes me think he'd tell a good story.' - Dermot O'Leary  Read more...

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A gripping tale about the British airmen who helped to turn the tide against the Nazis on the Eastern Front. * Daily Express *

 
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