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Force Benedict
Eric Carter
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Description for Force Benedict
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 page b&w insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Second World War fighter pilot Eric Carter is 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 his forces on Britain...Force Benedict was under the command of New Zealand-born RAF Wing Commander Henry Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood, who led two squadrons of Hurricane fighters, pilots and ground crew which were shipped to Russia in total ... Read more
Second World War fighter pilot Eric Carter is 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 his forces on Britain...Force Benedict was under the command of New Zealand-born RAF Wing Commander Henry Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood, who led two squadrons of Hurricane fighters, pilots and ground crew which were shipped to Russia in total ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444785142
SKU
V9781444785142
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Eric Carter
Following Eric Carter's role in the defence of Murmansk, he also saw service defending the skies over England and, towards the end of the war, in India and Burma fighting against the Japanese. After World War II, Eric forged a successful career in electrical engineering and continued to fly as a private pilot. Most recently, ... Read more
Reviews for Force Benedict
A gripping tale about the British airmen who helped to turn the tide against the Nazis on the Eastern Front.
Daily Express
Daily Express