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SAS shadow raiders / (Record no. 44523)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field on1125272878
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781787475199 (paperback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1787475190 (paperback)
029 0# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000066178310
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1125272878
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency AU@
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency AU@
Modifying agency OCLCO
-- OCLCF
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 940.5421
Edition number 23
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lewis, Damien,
Relator term author.
9 (RLIN) 34182
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title SAS shadow raiders /
Statement of responsibility, etc Damien Lewis.
246 34 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title SAS shadow raiders :
Remainder of title the ultra-secret mission that changed the course of WWII
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Quercus Editions Ltd,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2019.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxiv, 389 pages, 16 pages of plates :
Other physical details illustrations, maps, portraits ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc February 1941: the fledgling Special Air Service launch a death-defying mission deep into enemy territory. Thirty-eight men - christened 'X Troop' - set out on the first ever airbrne raid by British forces. Codenamed Colossus, it would prove an epic of courage, bravery and bloody betrayal, one whose fortunes would resonate throughout the war. November 1941: an alien-seeming object was captured in a death-defying dash by an RAF reconnaissance pilot flying a lone unarmed Spitfire across the French coast. Balanced upon the cliffs near Le Havre was what appeared to be a giant convex dish, directed across the Channel at the war-torn British coastline. With Britain's cities being pounded by fearsome bombing raids, teams of experts studied the photograph worriedly. Might the dish constitute a highly secret form of radar - one that had the capacity to tip the balance of the war decisively in the enemy's favour? If so, Nazi Germany would have leapfrogged British technology many-fold. A top-secret mission was devised to steal what had become known as the 'Wurzburg Dish' after Enigma intercepted coded German messages. Appropriately christened Operation Biting, this was to be the first-ever Allied raid using airborne forces. Commanded by legendary Major John 'Johnny' Frost, he demanded blind loyalty from his band of piratical raiders. 'A wild crew ... they looked horrible,' he admitted. Each and every rehearsal had proved disastrous; it was a suicide mission in all but name. On the French coast agents of the Special Operations Executive - Churchill's shadowy ministry for ungentlemanly warfare - risked all to map the target's defences. At the eleventh hour, two unwelcome additions joined Frosts's crew. One was a shadowy German cloaked in mystery; the other a British radar specialist who could not be allowed to fall into enemy hands. Relying on files declassified for the purposes of writing this book, eyewitness testimony, and working with the families of key figures involved, Lewis reveals an untold epic of daring, ruthless rule-breaking and ferocity, coupled with bravery and ingenuity beyond measure. The results of Operation Biting would resonate throughout the war and beyond, changing the course of twentieth-century history.
610 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Great Britain.
Subordinate unit Army.
-- Special Air Service
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision World War, 1939-1945.
9 (RLIN) 46484
611 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--MEETING NAME
Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element World War (1939-1945)
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 20299
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War, 1939-1945
General subdivision Campaigns
Geographic subdivision Italy.
9 (RLIN) 18214
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War, 1939-1945
General subdivision Commando operations
Geographic subdivision Great Britain.
9 (RLIN) 36215
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radar
General subdivision Military applications
-- History.
9 (RLIN) 46486
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
h (OCLC) NO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 29 OTHER HOLDINGS
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage 29/01/2020 DON 25.00 4 940.5421 a00779585 25/08/2023 21/08/2023 25.00 29/01/2020 Non-Fiction Not for loan
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