Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and the arrival of reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge sc…
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Pip is an Adelie penguin. She lives in the Antarctic and she's three years old. She's smaller than all the Emperor penguins (even the ones who are under three), but she's much more fun. She loves to explore and to play in the snow and the sea. Life, for this little penguin, is full of surprises -- some of them very big indeed!
Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable …