Adrian Weir Knihy

The book delves into the tumultuous final two decades of the T&G, a pivotal left-leaning union in Britain, highlighting its response to the challenges posed by neo-liberalism and the decline of traditional industries such as mining and printing. It examines the union's strategic shift towards organizing and merging efforts, ultimately leading to the formation of Unite, showcasing the evolution and resilience of labor movements during a period of significant social and economic change.

Desperate times drive determined men to desperate measures. In April 1945, their cause already clearly lost, an ill-assorted, ill-equipped group of Luftwaffe crew decided on one final 'death or glory' kamikaze mission - their trage an incoming USAAF Eighth Air Force bomber formation, their only weapons their aircraft. Adrian Weir has researched this remarkable flight to retell it minute by minute: a hopeless gesture of immense courage, thrilling as the reader flies in the cockpit with the German pilots towards the unstoppabel aircarft of the Mighty Eighth. Including accounts from the survivors of the mission, this is one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.