Bravúrne argumentujúce, pôsobivé články, ktoré – hoci vznikli v rokoch 1787 – 1788 na obhájenie Ústavy USA – dodnes patria k základným pilierom americkej politológie a ústavného práva. Určite si môžu nárokovať osobitnú pozornosť v kontexte každej demokracie.
Příběhy tajných misí Charlese Pickarda, pilota, který se stal příslušníkem RAF ještě před započetím druhé světové války a v době jejího propuknutí byl příslušníkem 99. bombardovací letky a později se měl dokonce stát velitelem české 311. letky. Zúčastnil se známého Brunevalského náletu a do popředí veřejného zájmu se dostal za svou roli ve filmu F jako Freddie, jenž byl vyroben na základně RAF v Tempsfordu. Odtud jako pilot Lysanderu vzlétal na operace, které ho zaváděly hluboko do nepřítelem okupovaných oblastí, zejména při tajných nočních výsadcích agentů a zásob. Znovu a znovu úspěšně demonstroval svůj nevšední cit a schopnost pro noční létání. Ironií osudu zahynul, když se zúčastnil slavného náletu na věznici v Amiens.
Charles "Pick" Pickard - jedno z největších es britského bombardovacího letectva z let druhé světové války. Velká Británie měla mnoho skvělých pilotů nočních bombardérů, Pickard byl pouze jediný. Kniha se zabývá "Pickovým" životem od nejútlejšího dětství až po operaci Jericho - osvobození vězňů z věznice Gestapa v Amiensu; nejslavnějšího Pickardova letu, při němž ale nalezl svou smrt. Opomenuty nejsou ani akce dřívější - noční nálety na Německo na Wellingtonu, dobu, kdy Pickard stál v čele 311. (československé). bombardovací perutě, kombinovaná operaci při obsazení německé radiolokační stanice v Brunevalu, útoky proti odpalovacím rampám V1 na palubě Mosquita...
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