Cockleshell Heroes
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A Brilliant Little Operation
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Author : Paddy Ashdown
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2013-05-02
A Brilliant Little Operation written by Paddy Ashdown and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with History categories.
The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour – by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. In 1942, before El Alamein turned the tide of war, the German merchant fleet was re-supplying its war machine with impunity. So Operation Frankton, a daring and secret raid, was launched by Mountbatten’s Combined Operations and led by the enigmatic ‘Blondie’ Hasler – to paddle ‘Cockleshell’ canoes right into Bordeaux harbour and sink the ships at anchor. It was a desperately hazardous mission from the start – dropped by submarine to canoe some hundred miles up the Gironde into the heart of Vichy France, surviving terrifying tidal races, only to face the biggest challenge of all: escaping across the Pyrenees. Fewer than half the men made it to Bordeaux; only four laid their mines; just two got back alive. But the most damage was done to the Germans’ sense of impregnability. Paddy Ashdown, himself a member of the Royal Marines’ elite Special Boat Squadron formed as a consequence of Frankton, has always been fascinated by this classic story of bravery and ingenuity - as a young man even meeting his hero Hasler once. Now, after researching previously unseen archives and tracing surviving witnesses, he has written the definitive account of the raid. The real truth, he discovers – a deplorable tale of Whitehall rivalry and breakdowns in communication – serves only to make the achievements of the ‘Cockleshell’ heroes all the more heroic.
Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : Quentin Rees
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2010-12-15
Cockleshell Heroes written by Quentin Rees and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with History categories.
The definitive book on the Cockleshell Heroes, and one of the most famous Marine raids of World War Two.
The Last Of The Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : Bill Sparks
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-10-21
The Last Of The Cockleshell Heroes written by Bill Sparks and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-21 with History categories.
This is not just the story of what was perhaps the most daring raid undertaken by the commandos during the war, but it is also the true and remarkable account of a desperate escape by Marine Sparks and Major 'Blondie' Hasler across German-occupied France. For nearly three months, while they desperately sought assistance from the suspicious French Resistance and dodged German soldiers at every turn, Sparks and Hasler found themselves avoiding capture and certain death.
Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Cockleshell Heroes written by Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Bordeaux Raid, 1942 categories.
Cockleshell Heroes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Cockleshell Heroes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.
The Other Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : Bill Hawkins
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2005
The Other Cockleshell Heroes written by Bill Hawkins and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Fiction categories.
Royal Marines canoeist attack enemy shipping in French river port with unusual sequel to overland escape.
Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : Quentin Rees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10-15
Cockleshell Heroes written by Quentin Rees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The definitive book on the Cockleshell Heroes, and one of the most famous Marine raids of World War Two.
The Last Of The Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : William Sparks
language : en
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
Release Date : 1992
The Last Of The Cockleshell Heroes written by William Sparks and has been published by Leo Cooper Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
In December, 1942, one of the most daring and innovative attacks on enemy shipping was launched by twelve commandos in canoes who became legendary as the Cockleshell Heroes. Of the twelve, two were unable to pursue their mission when their canoe was damaged on the submarine transporting them to France, and two came back alive. Now, for the first time, one of the two survivors, and now the only one living, William Sparks, DSM, tells his own incredible story of the Cockleshell Heroes, a personal account of courage, danger and survival.
Cockleshell Heroes Special Sales
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Author : Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-08-01
Cockleshell Heroes Special Sales written by Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Bordeaux Raid, 1942 categories.
The Last Of The Cockleshell Heroes
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Author : William Sparks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Last Of The Cockleshell Heroes written by William Sparks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.