{"product_id":"missions-impossible-hazel-flynn-9781770854222","title":"Missions Impossible: Extraordinary Stories of Daring and Courage","description":"\u003cp\u003e 110 incredible true stories torn from the pages of history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From Ancient Greece to the hunt and killing of Bin Laden, here are incredible acts of bravery, courage and derring-do that have in one fell swoop changed the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMissions Impossible: Extraordinary Stories of Daring and Courage\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating encyclopedia of 110 such stories from around the world. More than 300 photographs and illustrations highlight the brief text, which describes the events chronologically. A summary list notes the Date, Location, Objective, and Forces or People involved. A timeline and maps together show the events step by step. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These are the stories burned in our memory, but do we know what really happened? And the incredible courage they took? The stories include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge of Heroism \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hannibal crossing the Alps \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Battle of Agincourt \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Siege of Tenochtitlan \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Defeat of the Spanish Armada \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e Age of Subterfuge \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gunpowder Plot \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Escape of Charles II \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Captain Morgan's raid on Panama \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Burning of the White House \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e Age of Derring- Do \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Alamo \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Charge of the Light Brigade \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Battle of Maiwand, Afghanistan \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Seige of Khartoum \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e Age of Dirty Tricks \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pancho Villa's raid on USA \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Raid on Glenwitz radio station \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Assassination of Trotsky \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Human Torpedo attack: Alexandria \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e Special Operations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Attempted assassination of Rommel \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Rescue of Mussolini \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Wooden Horse\" POW camp \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Clandestine navigation for D- Day \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e Cold Wars \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Enola Gay \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Berlin Airlift \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e U-2 Incident: Gary Powers \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Battle of Dien Bien Phu \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Age of Terror \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Attempted rescue: US hostages, Iran \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Black Hawk Down: Mogadishu \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 9\/11 attacks \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Russian submarine: Kamchatkha \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Tracking down Bin Laden. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is an exciting book for readers of war, history, and espionage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazel Flynn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770854223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770854222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 - Recommended - Hard To Beat","brand":"Hazel Flynn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867091226879,"sku":"9781770854222","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fba125cd-2b37-4843-81f4-5d35acac4339.jpg?v=1747453872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/missions-impossible-hazel-flynn-9781770854222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}