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The True Story of the Great Escape

Stalag Luft III, March 1944

by Jonathan F. Vance, Simon Pearson ...

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th–25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the ... Read more

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The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th–25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the
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Escape from Stalag Luft III

The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok

by Bram Vanderstok, Simon Pearson ...

A memoir of the most decorated pilot in Dutch history and one of the World War II POWs who fled Nazi Germany what is known as "The Great Escape."On the night of 24 March 1944, Bram Vanderstok was the eighteenth of 76 men who crawled out of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. The 1963 film The Great Escape was largely based on this autobiography but—with Vanderstok's agreement—filmmakers chose to ... Read more

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A memoir of the most decorated pilot in Dutch history and one of the World War II POWs who fled Nazi Germany what is known as "The Great Escape."On the night of 24 March 1944, Bram Vanderstok was the eighteenth of 76 men who crawled out of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. The 1963 film The Great Escape was largely based on this autobiography but—with Vanderstok's agreement—filmmakers chose to
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

by Simon Pearson, Fiona Gorman ...

“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in ... Read more

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“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in
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The Great Escaper

The Life and Death of Roger Bushell

by Simon Pearson ...

A Sunday Times bestseller, the real story behind the mastermind of the most famous breakout in history—The Great Escape.While the most famous images from the 1963 film The Great Escape include either a motorcycle or a ball—but definitely Steve McQueen—Richard Attenborough played the part of “Big X,” the British mastermind behind the greatest escape in history. Like the subject of the film, “Big X” ... Read more

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A Sunday Times bestseller, the real story behind the mastermind of the most famous breakout in history—The Great Escape.While the most famous images from the 1963 film The Great Escape include either a motorcycle or a ball—but definitely Steve McQueen—Richard Attenborough played the part of “Big X,” the British mastermind behind the greatest escape in history. Like the subject of the film, “Big X”
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Precision agriculture for sustainability: Second edition

by Dr Mats Soderstrom, Bruno Morandin, Lena Engström, Omran Alshihabi, Kristin Persson, Dr Viacheslav Adamchuk, Dr Felippe Hoffmann Silva Karp, Professor Asim Biswas, Dr Chenghai Yang, Dr Jianfeng Zhou, Dr Fengkai Tian, Dr Manoj Gadhwal, Dr Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo, Dr Thiago Teixeira Santos, Dr Tom Bishop, Dr Dhahi Al-Shammari, Dr Si Yang Han, Dr Patrick Flippi, Dr Nikolas Hoskin, Dr Sally Poole, Dr Nirangan S. Wimalathunge, Dr Jie Wang, Professor Davide Cammarano, Dr R. Khosla, Dr Y. Miao, Dr Peter Kyveryga, Dr Priscila Cano, Dr Pedro Cisdeli, Dr Carlos Hernández, Dr Gustavo Santiago, Professor Ignacio Ciampitti, Professor Qamar Zaman, Dr Travis Esau, Dr Aitazaz Farooque, Dr Shoaib Saleem, Dr Paul Miller, Professor Simon Pearson, Mr Tim Chamen, Dr John E. McPhee, Dr Hans Henrik Pedersen, Dr Lyle M. Carter, Emeritus Professor Richard J. Godwin, Dr Mehari Z. Tekeste, Professor John Fulton, Dr Brian Arnall, Dr S. Sharma, Dr R. Sharry, Dr G. R. Balboa, Dr N. M. Fiorellino, Dr A. Kafle, Dr K. Lewis, Dr Moshe Meron, Dr Roberto Oberti, Dr Tito Caffi, Dr Aldo Calcante, Professor António Monteiro, Prof Svend Christensen, Professor Daniel Berckmans, Dr Søren Marcus Pedersen, Dr Tseganesh Wubale Tamirat, Dr Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Dr Bernadette O'Brien, Dr D. Hennessy, Dr E. Ruelle, Dr Vaughn Reed ...

Series Book 167 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture (PA) can make agriculture more productive and sustainable.This new edition of Precision agriculture for sustainability provides a comprehensive review of the key components of PA, from information gathering to delivery systems, as well as the wide range of applications from precision tillage and seeding to site-specific irrigation and ... Read more

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By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture (PA) can make agriculture more productive and sustainable.This new edition of Precision agriculture for sustainability provides a comprehensive review of the key components of PA, from information gathering to delivery systems, as well as the wide range of applications from precision tillage and seeding to site-specific irrigation and
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Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture—Theme IV: Actions

Edited by Dionysis D. Bochtis, Simon Pearson, Maria Lampridi, Vasso Marinoudi, Panos M. Pardalos ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
This volume is the last (IV) of four under the main themes of Digitizing Agriculture and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The four volumes cover rapidly developing processes including Sensors (I), Data (II), Decision (III), and Actions (IV). Volumes are related to ‘digital transformation” within agricultural production and provision systems, and in the context of Smart Farming ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This volume is the last (IV) of four under the main themes of Digitizing Agriculture and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The four volumes cover rapidly developing processes including Sensors (I), Data (II), Decision (III), and Actions (IV). Volumes are related to ‘digital transformation” within agricultural production and provision systems, and in the context of Smart Farming
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

by Simon Pearson, Fiona Gorman ...

Narrated by Charles Johnston ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in ... Read more

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“[A] remarkable journey.”—The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the oddsVeteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in
... Read more

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The True Story of the Great Escape

Stalag Luft III, March 1944

by Jonathan F. Vance ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 48 min

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the
... Read more

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Culloden

The History and Archaeology of the Last Clan Battle

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

6 hours

In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the Hanoverian army has passed into legend. The battle was decisive—it was a turning point in British history. And yet our perception of this critical ... Read more

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In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the Hanoverian army has passed into legend. The battle was decisive—it was a turning point in British history. And yet our perception of this critical
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Task Force Baum

by James D. Shipman ...

Narrated by Michael Braun ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

In the tradition of Saving Private Ryan and Bridge Over the River Kwai, bestselling author James D. Shipman delivers a powerful, action-packed novel that illustrates the long-buried secrets and unending costs of war-based on the true story of General Patton's clandestine unauthorized raid on a World War II POW camp. March, 1945. Allied forces are battle-worn but wearily optimistic. Russia's Red ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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In the tradition of Saving Private Ryan and Bridge Over the River Kwai, bestselling author James D. Shipman delivers a powerful, action-packed novel that illustrates the long-buried secrets and unending costs of war-based on the true story of General Patton's clandestine unauthorized raid on a World War II POW camp. March, 1945. Allied forces are battle-worn but wearily optimistic. Russia's Red
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The Blood Flag

by James W. Huston ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

The Blood Flag was last seen on October 18, 1944, when Heinrich Himmler displayed it proudly as he commissioned the Volkssturm, the Nazi Party’s new militia created to avert the certain defeat that awaited Germany.Hitler believed the Blood Flag, Blutfahne, carried sacred powers. It held the blood of the first Nazi martyrs, those killed in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich in 1923, when Hitler first ... Read more

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The Blood Flag was last seen on October 18, 1944, when Heinrich Himmler displayed it proudly as he commissioned the Volkssturm, the Nazi Party’s new militia created to avert the certain defeat that awaited Germany.Hitler believed the Blood Flag, Blutfahne, carried sacred powers. It held the blood of the first Nazi martyrs, those killed in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich in 1923, when Hitler first
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Mob Boss

The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia

by Jerry Capeci, Tom Robbins ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

16 hours 17 min

Alfonso "Little Al" D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison.In Mob Boss, award-winning news ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Alfonso "Little Al" D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison.In Mob Boss, award-winning news
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