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The Escape (Muchamore Novel)
''Henderson's Boys'' is a young adult series of spy novels by the English author Robert Muchamore. The series follows Charles Henderson, the creator of the fictitious CHERUB organisation. The novels are set between 1940 and 1945, during the Nazi occupation of France in the Second World War. Throughout the novels, Henderson leads a series of war missions, aided by children. ''Henderson's Boys'' is a spin-off and a prequel of the ''CHERUB'' series, which centres on the peacetime version of the organisation during the 2000s and 2010s. ''Henderson's Boys'' reveals various features of the CHERUB organisation's origins. Books ''The Escape'' ''The Escape'' is the first book in the ''Henderson's Boys'' series. It was published on 5 February 2009 by Hodder Children's Books. The novel is set in France, from 5 to 15 June 1940, at a time when Hitler's Nazi armies are invading and forcing civilians to flee. Meanwhile, German agents are tracking two British children, 11-year-old Paul and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escape
The Escape may refer to: Film and television Film * ''The Escape'' (1914 film), an American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith * ''The Escape'' (1926 film), an American silent Western * ''The Escape'' (1928 film), an American silent drama * ''The Escape'' (1939 film), an American crime film * ''The Escape'' (1944 film), a Mexican historical adventure film * ''The Escape'' (1972 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Peter Yang Kwan * ''The Escape'' (1998 film), a Canadian action film directed by Stuart Gillard * ''The Escape'' (2009 film), a Danish drama * ''The Escape'' (2016 film), a short action film produced by BMW * ''The Escape'' (2017 film), a British drama * '' Gulumaal: The Escape'', a 2009 Indian comedy film Television episodes * "The Escape" (''Animorphs'' episode), 1998 * "The Escape" (''Doctor Who''), third episode of ''The Daleks'', 1964 * "The Escape" (''MacGyver''), 1986 * "The Escape" (''Modern Family''), 2018 * "The Escape" (''The O.C.''), 2003 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin-off (media)
A spinoff or spin-off is any narrative work derived from an already existing work that focuses on different aspects from the original work. History One of the earliest spin-offs of the modern media era, if not the first, happened in 1941 when the supporting character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve from the old time radio comedy show '' Fibber McGee and Molly'' became the star of his own program '' The Great Gildersleeve'' (1941–1957). Description A spin-off (also spelled spinoff) is derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events), and includes books, radio programs, television programs, films, video games, or any narrative work in any medium. In genre fiction, the term parallels its usage in television; it is usually meant to indicate a substantial change in narrative viewpoint and activity from that (previous) storyline based on the activities of the series' principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Sealion
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (), was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom. It was to have taken place during the Battle of Britain, nine months after the start of the Second World War. Following the Battle of France and that country's capitulation, Adolf Hitler, the German Führer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hoped the British government would accept his offer to end the state of war between the two. He considered invasion to be a last resort, to be used only if all other options had failed. As a precondition for the invasion of Britain, Hitler demanded both air and naval superiority over the English Channel and the proposed landing sites. The German forces achieved neither at any point of the war. Further, both the German High Command and Hitler himself held serious doubts about the prospects for success. Nevertheless, both the German Army and Navy undertook major preparations for an invasion. Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Britain
The Battle of Britain () was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces."92 Squadron – Geoffrey Wellum." ''Battle of Britain Memorial Flight'' via ''raf.mod.uk.''. Retrieved: 17 November 2010, archived 2 March 2009. It takes its name from This was their finest hour, the speech given by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons on 18 June: "What Maxime Weygand, General Weygand called the 'Battle of France' is over. I expect that the Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodreads
Goodreads is an American social cataloging website and a subsidiary of Amazon that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their own groups of book suggestions, surveys, polls, blogs, and discussions. The website's offices are located in San Francisco. Goodreads was founded in December 2006 and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Khuri Chandler. In December 2007, the site had 650,000 members and 10,000,000 books had been added. By July 2012, the site reported 10 million members, 20 million monthly visits, and thirty employees. On March 28, 2013, Amazon announced its acquisition of Goodreads, and by July 23, 2013, Goodreads announced their user base had grown to 20 million members. By September 2023, the site had more than 150 million members. History Founders Goodreads founders Otis Chandler and Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' were founded independently and have had common ownership only since 1966. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. ''The Times'' was the first newspaper to bear that name, inspiring numerous other papers around the world. In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as or , although the newspaper is of national scope and distribution. ''The Times'' had an average daily circulation of 365,880 in March 2020; in the same period, ''The Sunday Times'' had an average weekly circulation of 647,622. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It was moderately Liberalism, liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Kilgour
Marc Kilgour is a fictional character from the ''Henderson's Boys'' series of books by Robert Muchamore. He was born in France not long before World War II. He was found by Charles Henderson and helped him to foil Nazi Germany's planned invasion of Great Britain. Background and early life Kilgour was found as a baby at the Beauvais train station in France. His mother was never located, so he spent his life up to the age of 12 at an all-boys orphanage run by the Catholic Church in Beauvais. Physical appearance Marc is handsome and of stocky build. He has greenish blue eyes and tangled blond hair. He lost one front tooth at age 12; it was pulled out by a Gestapo officer. Academia Marc is very intelligent and particularly good at languages. A friendly teacher taught him German as a child, which helped him during Eagle Day, and he picks up English very quickly. Appearances The Escape The story begins with Marc being beaten by the 'headmaster' of his orphanage. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henderson (character)
Charles Henderson is a fictional character from the ''Henderson's Boys'' series by English author Robert Muchamore. He is the founder of CHERUB and member of the obscure branch of Naval intelligence known as the ''Espionage Research Unit''. Background and life Charles Henderson attended Burghley Road Grammar school, leaving at the age of fifteen. He worked briefly at a die-cast metal works before following his father into the Royal Navy."Charles Henderson" He served on several different ships and reached the role of Commander by his early twenties. He turned down two offers of Captain. Henderson's language skills - which were very advanced - meant that he was more suited to a desk job. In 1935, he was transferred to the ''Espionage research Unit''. In 1939, as World War II broke out, he was sent to Europe to liaise with resistance movements. In 1940 he was sent to retrieve Paul and Rosie Clarke, two British children in possession of valuable radio blueprints that the Nazis also w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Clarke (character)
Paul Clarke is a fictional character from the '' Henderson's Boys'' series by Robert Muchamore. His mother died before the Second World War and his father died whilst carrying valuable radio blueprints for the British Secret Service. Background and early life Paul Clarke's mother died from cancer shortly before the Second World War, leaving him in the care of his father, a wireless salesman. Physical appearance Paul is described by his sister as 'weedy'. He doesn't enjoy sport and finds the physical training of CHERUB hard. Personality Paul enjoys his own company and spends all of his personal time reading and drawing. His area of the dormitory is adorned by copies of some of Picasso's paintings. Academia Paul is an introvert and enjoys being on his own. He spends a lot of his time drawing and reading, and drew for a German officer in Eagle Day. Appearances ''The Escape'' In ''The Escape'', Paul and his sister Rosie are being hunted by German agents because the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor of Germany#Nazi Germany (1933–1945), the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of in 1934. His invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the start of the Second World War. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of Holocaust victims, about six million Jews and millions of other victims. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and moved to German Empire, Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his service in the German Army in the First World War, receiving the Iron Cross. In 1919 he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and in 1921 was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
