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  • Operation Praying Mantis 1988

    The US Navy takes on Iran's fleet

    par Si Sheppard ...
    Collections Livre 61 - Raid
    Dramatically illustrated, this is an expert account of America's biggest surface battle since World War II, when the US Navy took on Iran's navy and air force in open combat.Operation Praying Mantis was the culmination of the 1980s Tanker Wars in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran. This one-day naval battle was a rare full-scale clash between modern warships, and the only occasion since ... En savoir plus

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  • The Viking Siege of Paris

    Longships raid the Seine, AD 885–86

    par Si Sheppard ...
    Collections Livre 56 - Raid
    The Vikings' siege of Paris in 885–86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France.In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the Seine demanding tribute. The Franks' refusal prompted the Vikings to lay siege to Paris, which was initially defended by only 200 men under Odo, Count of Paris, and seemingly in a poor state to defend ... En savoir plus

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  • We Killed Yamamoto

    The long-range P-38 assassination of the man behind Pearl Harbor, Bougainville 1943

    par Si Sheppard ...
    Collections Livre 53 - Raid
    He masterminded the most devastating surprise attack against the United States in its history. He was a marked man in the war that followed.A key intelligence breakthrough enabled the military to pinpoint his location. An elite team was assembled and charged not with his capture and subsequent trial but with his execution. Osama bin Laden? No – this was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in ... En savoir plus

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  • Miracle at Midway

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  • A Distant Mirror

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  • Carrier Clash

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  • 1066 and Before All That

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  • The Unknown Battle of Midway

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