GAME OF SPIES

THE CRUEL VICTORY

As the Allied troops stormed the D-Day beaches, the Vercors rose up to fight in a planned rearguard action. It was to prove not only the largest Resistance action of the war but also the most brutal crushing of resistance forces in Western Europe. The tragedy placed the Vercors deep into the history of modern France which resonates still in the country’s daily life and politics.

A FORTUNATE LIFE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PADDY ASHDOWN

Paddy Ashdown has been, in turn, an officer in the Royal Marine Commandos, a member of the Special Boat Service, a diplomat, an MP and leader of the Liberal Democrats, and an international peacemaker in war-torn Bosnia. This is his autobiography.