{"product_id":"9780008155247_night-fighters-in-france","title":"Night Fighters in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eUltimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS distract the Nazis to allow airborne landings to go ahead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1944: in the wake of the successful ‘Anvil’ landings, the Allies plan airborne landings in the Orléans Gap. To ‘soften’ the enemy beforehand, they decide to drop a squadron of men and jeeps in Central France, to hit enemy positions to distract attention from the landings taking place elsewhere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOperation Kipling begins when 46 jeeps and 107 well-armed SAS men from C Squadron are parachuted in with orders to establish a base and contact the Maquis – Frenchmen living in makeshift forest camps, conducting sabotage missions behind enemy lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as they are setting up camp, the airborne landings are cancelled and the SAS ordered to conduct ‘aggressive’ patrolling. Over the coming weeks, C Squadron must carry out a succession of high risk night raids against the Germans, racing into occupied towns in jeeps, firing on the move, and racing out again: to continually harass the enemy and inflict heavy casualties. Or die trying.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shaun Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895394062485,"sku":"9780008155247","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008155247_f4888ada-0986-4e0e-be6c-f3ebf7c214be.jpg?v=1776888430","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008155247_night-fighters-in-france","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}