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The Longest kill

the story of Maverick 41, one of the world's greatest snipers
Craig Harrison holds the world record for a long-distance kill. In November, 2009, in Afghanistan, under intense pressure, he saved the lives of his comrades with the longest confirmed sniper kill: 2,475 meters. He has seen active service in the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan. When he was blown up by an IED in Afghanistan, he was left battling severe PTSD. When his identity was revealed in the press, he also had to cope with threats from Al Qaeda against him and his family. For Craig, the price of heroism has been high.

Queen of spies

Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War spy master
The story of the evolution of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from World War II to the Cold War through the eyes of Daphne Park, one of its outstanding and most unusual operatives. In the 1970's, Park was appointed to a most senior operational rank as one of its seven Area Controllers, an extraordinary achievement for a woman working within this most male-dominated and secretive of organizations.

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