Ascolta e leggi

Entra in un mondo di storie

  • Ascolta e leggi quanto vuoi
  • Oltre 400.000 titoli
  • Prova gratis per 14 giorni, poi 9.99€/mese
  • Disdici quando vuoi
  • Ascolta titoli esclusivi e Storytel Original
Prova gratis
Device Banner Block 894x1036
Cover for Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar

Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler's Radar

4 Valutazioni

3.8

Durata
8h 33min
Lingua
Inglese
Formato
Categoria

Storia

In this enthralling history, internationally bestselling author Max Hastings recounts the odds-defying Operation Biting, a 1942 parachute commando raid on Northern France to steal vital components of German intelligence—one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and one of the most successful.

In February 1942, RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. British intelligence proposed an assault to capture key components. Incredibly brave agents of the French Resistance risked their lives to probe the German defenses on the Normandy coast. Then a company of Airborne forces were dropped into France in the dead of night amid heavy snow. Launching their attack, the allied soldiers dismantled the German’s radar, and after three nail-biting hours and a fierce battle with Wehrmacht defenders, escaped in the nick of time using landing-craft that carried them back across the stormy seas to Portsmouth.

Operation Biting retells this dramatic operation through a gallery of amazing characters from Winston Churchill, who promoted the raid, to Lord Mountbatten, who commanded Combined Operations, to the brave unsung commandos who fought their way through enemy territory.

A cliffhanger of a story that ratchets the suspense to the last page, Operation Biting sheds new light on an exciting and little-known chapter of the Second World War.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

© 2024 Harper (AUDIO): 9780063341128

Data di uscita

Audiobook: 8 ottobre 2024

Potrebbero piacerti

  1. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
    Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942 Max Hastings
  2. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942
    Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 Max Hastings
  3. Going to the Wars
    Going to the Wars Max Hastings
  4. Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler’s Radar
    Operation Biting: The 1942 Parachute Assault to Capture Hitler’s Radar Max Hastings
  5. Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
    Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War Saul David
  6. Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941-1942: Schwerpunkt
    Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941-1942: Schwerpunkt Robert A. Forczyk
  7. Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II
    Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II Max Hastings
  8. Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor
    Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor Dick Lehr
  9. The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939–1945: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
    The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939–1945: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945 Max Hastings
  10. Bradley: A Biography
    Bradley: A Biography Alan Axelrod
  11. The Flying Tigers
    The Flying Tigers John Toland
  12. Sword: D-Day – Trial by Battle
    Sword: D-Day – Trial by Battle Max Hastings
  13. Blood, Dust and Snow: Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front
    Blood, Dust and Snow: Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front Friedrich Sander
  14. Countdown to D-Day: The German Perspective
    Countdown to D-Day: The German Perspective Peter Margaritis
  15. Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
    Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War William Manchester
  16. The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe
    The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe Stephen Harding
  17. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
    The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 Rick Atkinson
  18. Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris, June 6th–August 25th, 1944
    Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris, June 6th–August 25th, 1944 John Keegan
  19. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
    Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage Sherry Sontag
  20. Air Force Blue: The RAF in World War Two – Spearhead of Victory
    Air Force Blue: The RAF in World War Two – Spearhead of Victory Patrick Bishop
  21. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
    The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 Rick Atkinson
  22. Tank Battles of the Cold War 1948-1991
    Tank Battles of the Cold War 1948-1991 Anthony Tucker-Jones
  23. Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation
    Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation Steve Vogel
  24. Decision in Normandy
    Decision in Normandy Carlo D’Este
  25. Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942
    Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942 Robert M. Citino
  26. Devil Dogs: First In, Last Out – King Company from Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan
    Devil Dogs: First In, Last Out – King Company from Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan Saul David
  27. On a Knife’s Edge: The Ukraine, November 1942–March 1943: The Ukraine, November 1942-March 1943
    On a Knife’s Edge: The Ukraine, November 1942–March 1943: The Ukraine, November 1942-March 1943 Prit Buttar
  28. The Germans in Normandy
    The Germans in Normandy Richard Hargreaves
  29. Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943-1945: Red Steamroller
    Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943-1945: Red Steamroller Robert A. Forczyk
  30. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
    Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 Ian W. Toll
  31. Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941-44
    Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941-44 Robert Forczyk
  32. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
    The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany Stephen E. Ambrose
  33. War on the Eastern Front: The German Soldier in Russia 1941–1945: The German Soldier in Russia 1941-1945
    War on the Eastern Front: The German Soldier in Russia 1941–1945: The German Soldier in Russia 1941-1945 James Lucas
  34. Westmoreland's War: Reassessing American Strategy in Vietnam
    Westmoreland's War: Reassessing American Strategy in Vietnam Gregory Daddis
  35. The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
    The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War Ian Gardiner
  36. Case Red: The Collapse of France
    Case Red: The Collapse of France Robert Forczyk
  37. The Force: The Legendary Special Ops Unit and WWII’s Mission Impossible
    The Force: The Legendary Special Ops Unit and WWII’s Mission Impossible Saul David
  38. Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory
    Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory Ted Barris
  39. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)
    An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943) Rick Atkinson
  40. Chastise: The Dambusters
    Chastise: The Dambusters Max Hastings
  41. Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway
    Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway Walter Lord
  42. Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany’s Eastern Front 1944–45: The Assault on Germany’s Eastern Front 1944-45
    Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany’s Eastern Front 1944–45: The Assault on Germany’s Eastern Front 1944-45 Prit Buttar
  43. The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944
    The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944 Douglas E. Nash, Sr.
  44. Killing the Bismarck: Destroying the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet
    Killing the Bismarck: Destroying the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet Iain Ballantyne
  45. From the Realm of a Dying Sun: Volume 2: IV. Ss-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, December 1944-May 1945
    From the Realm of a Dying Sun: Volume 2: IV. Ss-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, December 1944-May 1945 Douglas E. Nash, Sr.
  46. Together We Stand: North Africa 1942–1943: Turning the Tide in the West
    Together We Stand: North Africa 1942–1943: Turning the Tide in the West James Holland
  47. Battle for the Ruhr: The German Army's Final Defeat in the West
    Battle for the Ruhr: The German Army's Final Defeat in the West Derek S. Zumbro
  48. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
    The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 Rick Atkinson
  49. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944
    The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 Ian W. Toll
  50. The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew
    The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew David Price
  51. Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II’s Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron
    Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II’s Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron John Wukovits
  52. Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45
    Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45 Max Hastings
  53. MiG Alley: The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53
    MiG Alley: The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53 Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
  54. In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950–1953
    In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950–1953 John Toland
  55. The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command
    The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command Virginia Cowles
  56. Desert Fox: The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel
    Desert Fox: The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.
  57. October Fury
    October Fury Peter A. Huchthausen
  58. Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939–1943
    Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939–1943 David Kahn
  59. Pacific Carrier War: Carrier Combat from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
    Pacific Carrier War: Carrier Combat from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Mark E. Stille
  60. Red Star Against the Swastika: The Story of a Soviet Pilot over the Eastern Front
    Red Star Against the Swastika: The Story of a Soviet Pilot over the Eastern Front Vasily B. Emelianenko
  61. The Real Odessa
    The Real Odessa Uki Goñi
  62. SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History
    SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History Saul David
  63. Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945
    Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945 Barrett Tillman
  64. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
    Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 Max Hastings
  65. War Beneath the Sea: Submarine Conflict During World War II
    War Beneath the Sea: Submarine Conflict During World War II Peter Padfield
  66. Landing in Hell: The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944
    Landing in Hell: The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944 Peter Margaritis
  67. The Longest Day: June 6, 1944
    The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 Cornelius Ryan
  68. Four Hours of Fury: The Untold Story of World War II's Largest Airborne Invasion and the Final Push into Nazi Germany
    Four Hours of Fury: The Untold Story of World War II's Largest Airborne Invasion and the Final Push into Nazi Germany James M. Fenelon
  69. Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
    Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 Max Hastings
  70. All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion
    All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion Kenneth Sewell
  71. From the Realm of a Dying Sun: Volume 1: IV. SS-Panzerkorps and the Battles for Warsaw, July–November 1944
    From the Realm of a Dying Sun: Volume 1: IV. SS-Panzerkorps and the Battles for Warsaw, July–November 1944 Douglas E. Nash, Sr.
  72. Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union
    Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union Peter Sasgen
  73. Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939
    Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939 Robert Forczyk
  74. Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany’s Most Famous Battleship
    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany’s Most Famous Battleship Angus Konstam
  75. Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade
    Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade John O. Casler
  76. The Cruel Victory: The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors 1944
    The Cruel Victory: The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors 1944 Paddy Ashdown
  77. Blitzkrieg: From the Ground Up
    Blitzkrieg: From the Ground Up Niklas Zetterling
  78. On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier
    On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier Barrett Tillman
  79. Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943–44: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943-44
    Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943–44: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943-44 Prit Buttar
  80. Battle: The Story of the Bulge
    Battle: The Story of the Bulge John Toland
  81. The United States Navy in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
    The United States Navy in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Mark E. Stille
  82. Enterprise: America’s Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II
    Enterprise: America’s Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II Barrett Tillman
  83. Stalingrad
    Stalingrad David M. Glantz
  84. The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of World War II
    The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys: The Men of World War II Stephen E. Ambrose
  85. Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-Boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic
    Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-Boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic Ed Offley
  86. The Generals: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the Winning of World War II
    The Generals: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the Winning of World War II Winston Groom
  87. The Secret History of World War II: Spies, Code Breakers & Covert Operations
    The Secret History of World War II: Spies, Code Breakers & Covert Operations Stephen G. Hyslop
  88. Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August – October 1942: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942
    Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August – October 1942: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942 Jeffrey R. Cox
  89. The Death of Hitler’s War Machine: The Final Destruction of the Wehrmacht
    The Death of Hitler’s War Machine: The Final Destruction of the Wehrmacht Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.
  90. Pegasus Bridge
    Pegasus Bridge Stephen E. Ambrose
  91. Bloody Sixteen: The USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 during the Vietnam War
    Bloody Sixteen: The USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 during the Vietnam War Peter Fey
  92. Mosquito Mayhem: de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII
    Mosquito Mayhem: de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII Martin W. Bowman
  93. Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a Machine Gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45
    Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a Machine Gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45 Andreas Hartinger
  94. The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
    The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight Winston Groom
  95. Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine
    Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine Barrett Tillman
  96. Saipan: The Beginning of the End
    Saipan: The Beginning of the End Carl W. Hoffman
  97. The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe
    The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe John Toland
  98. Citizen Soldiers
    Citizen Soldiers Stephen E. Ambrose
  99. A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar
    A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar Russell Phillips

Scegli il tuo piano

  • Più di 400.000 titoli

  • Kids Mode (accesso sicuro per bambini)

  • Scarica e ascolta offline

  • Disdici quando vuoi

Basic

Le tue prime storie, al prezzo più basso.

6.49 € /mese
  • 1 account

  • 10 ore/mese

  • Disdici quando vuoi

Prova gratis
Il più popolare

Unlimited

Ascolto illimitato. Dove vuoi, quando vuoi.

9.99 € /mese
  • 1 account

  • Ascolto illimitato

  • Disdici quando vuoi

Prova gratis

Unlimited Annuale

Paghi subito 89.99€/anno, l'equivalente di 7.49€/mese, per 1 anno di ascolto illimitato.

89.99 € /anno
12 mesi al prezzo di 9
  • 1 account

  • Ascolto illimitato

  • Disdici quando vuoi

Prova gratis

Unlimited Family

Risparmia con più account. Ognuno con le proprie storie.

14.99 € /mese
  • 2 account

  • Ascolto illimitato

  • Disdici quando vuoi

Prova gratis