Len Deighton

Nazi-Occupied Britain, 1941

SS-GB

When a valuable agent behind the Iron Curtain signals he wants out, it's up to Bernard Samson, once active in the field but now anchored to a London desk, to undertake the crucial rescue. But soon, Samson is confronted with evidence that there is a traitor among his colleagues. And to find out who it is, he must sift through layers of lies and follow a web of treachery from London to Berlin until hero and traitor collide. "Each scene in this story is so adroitly realized that it creates its own suspense." NEWSWEEK "From the Paperback edition."

Berlin Game

Len Deighton’s classic first novel, whose protagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Palmer and made famous worldwide in the iconic 1960s film starring Michael Caine.

The Ipcress File

When British Intelligence assigns Bernard Sampson to coax a KGB major named Stinnes into defecting, swiftly shifting events lead London Central to believe that Sampson himself has traded loyalties

Mexico Set

An Expensive Place to Die

Funeral in Berlin

"A dazzling performance . . . A remarkable talent." The New York Times Book Review What must a lone spy do to survive? The classic spy story that reinvigorated a whole genre!

Explores and analyzes some of the myths and realities of the war of both the Allied and the Axis powers.

An Objective Look at World War II

Blood, Tears and Folly

The heroic story of American fighter pilots in England during World War II centers on Captain Jamie Farebrother, an Air Force general's son, and Lieutenant Mickey Morse, well on his way to being America's number one ace.

Goodbye, Mickey Mouse

Maclean

Alistair

The tale of murder and revenge set on a remote oil rig, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

50 Classic Cookstrips for Today's Action Men

Len Deighton's French Cooking for Men

'Spying at its most captivating and intricate' The Times 'Deighton has woven an intricate and satisfying plot, peopled it with convincing characters and even given a new twist to the spy story. But then he is a master of the form' Washington Post Long-suffering spy Bernard Samson has, against all the odds, enticed a Soviet agent to defect to London - but this proves to be the start of something even bigger. For he learns that there is treachery within his own Service, and no one is free from suspicion. To discover who really controls the game of spies, he must attempt a desperate gamble. As the Game, Set and Match trilogy reaches its shattering finale, who will make the winning move? A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL

London Match

Winter

Ss-Gb

Close-up

Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the final novel in the classic spy trilogy, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY

Charity

Bernard Samson is back! Suddenly, he is yanked from California and sent to Magdeburg, on a secret mission that backfires. And the worst scandal in the Department's history is about to bury them alive. Everyone is grabbing for that last shred of glory and Samson is caught in the maw of fate. On the line are his job, ethics, past and the love of two women.

Faith

From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk

Blitzkrieg

Max Hastings

In this text, Deighton and Hastings look at how the few defended Britain in the Battle of Britain. They depict the reality of the battle and how it was enacted by those who took part, whether in the air, on the ground, in the planning rooms or at home in towns and villages.

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