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The inside story of today's Dambusters, 617 Squadron RAF, at war in
Afghanistan. In May 1943, 617 Squadron RAF executed one of the most
daring operations in military history as bombers mounted a raid
against hydro-electric dams in Germany. 617 Squadron became a
Second World War legend. Nearly 70 years later, in April 2011, a
new generation of elite flyers, now flying supersonic Tornado GR4
bombers, was deployed to Afghanistan - their mission: to provide
close air support to troops on the ground. Tim Bouquet was given
unprecedented access to 617's pre-deployment training and
blistering tour in Afghanistan. From dramatic air strikes to the
life-and-death search for IEDs and low-flying shows of force
designed to drive insurgents from civilian cover, he tracked every
mission - and the skill, resilience, banter and exceptional
airmanship that saw 617 through.
When the world's two largest steel producers went head to head in a
bitter struggle for market domination, an epic corporate battle
ensued that sent shockwaves through the political corridors of
Europe, overheated the world's financial markets and transformed
the steel industry. Billions of dollars were at stake. At the heart
of the battle were two men: Guy Dolle, Chairman and CEO of
Luxembourg-based Arcelor, the world's largest steel producer by
turnover and Lakshmi Mittal, a self-made Indian industrialist and
the richest man in Great Britain. Only one could prevail . . .
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