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The Greatest Raid
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Author : Giles Whittell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2022-03-17
The Greatest Raid written by Giles Whittell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-17 with History categories.
'I loved this book, as I love any good adventure story sublimely told . . . a gloriously exciting high, followed by a crushing realisation of war's enormous waste' Gerard deGroot, The Times 'Absorbing . . . The extraordinary bravery of the participants shines out from the narrative' Patrick Bishop, Sunday Telegraph _________________________________ FROM THE AUTHOR OF BRIDGE OF SPIES: A dramatic and colourful new account of the most daring British commando raid of World War Two In the darkest months of the Second World War, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the St Nazaire U-boat base on the Atlantic seaboard, British commandos undertook "the greatest raid of all", turning an old destroyer into a live bomb and using it to ram the gates of a Nazi stronghold. Five Victoria Crosses were awarded -- more than in any similar operation. Drawing on official documents, interviews, unknown accounts and the astonished reactions of French civilians and German forces, The Greatest Raid recreates in cinematic detail the hours in which the "Charioteers" fought and died, from Lt Gerard Brett, the curator at the V & A, to "Bertie" Burtinshaw, who went into battle humming There'll Always be an England, and from Lt Stuart Chant, who set the fuses with 90 seconds to escape, to the epic solo reconnaissance of the legendary Times journalist Capt Micky Burn. Unearthing the untold human stories of Operation Chariot, Bridge of Spies author Giles Whittell reveals it to be a fundamentally misconceived raid whose impact and legacy was secured by astonishing bravery. _________________________________ 'Enthralling . . . the heroism on display that night was unsurpassed, and Whittell is right to call his book The Greatest Raid' Simon Griffith, Mail on Sunday 'A compelling page-turner, the work of a master storyteller. The drama of the March 1942 operation is cinematic in its sweep and detail -- and Whittell's detective work on the real reasons for the raid is extraordinary. Beautifully written' Matthew d'Ancona
The Greatest Raid Of All
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Author : Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981-10-01
The Greatest Raid Of All 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 1981-10-01 with Saint Nazaire Raid, 1942 categories.
Operation Chariot
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Author : Giles Whittell
language : en
Publisher: Viking
Release Date : 2022-03-16
Operation Chariot written by Giles Whittell and has been published by Viking this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-16 with categories.
In the darkest months of the WW2, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the St Nazaire U-boat base on the Atlantic seaboard, British commandos undertook "the greatest raid of all", turning an old destroyer into a live bomb and using it to ram the gates of a Nazi stronghold. Five Victoria Crosses were awarded -- more than in any similar operation. Drawing on official documents, interviews, unknown accounts and the astonished reactions of French civilians and German forces, Operation Chariot recreates in cinematic detail the hours in which the "Charioteers" fought and died, from Lt Gerard Brett, the curator at the V & A, to "Bertie" Burtinshaw, who went into battle humming There'll Always be an England, and from Lt Stuart Chant, who set the fuses with 90 seconds to escape, to the epic solo reconnaissance of the legendary Times journalist Lt Micky Burn. Unearthing the untold human stories of Operation Chariot, Giles Whittell reveals it to be a fundamentally misconceived raid whose impact and legacy was secured by astonishing bravery.
The Greatest Raid Of All
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Author : C E Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Sapere Books
Release Date : 2021-06-23
The Greatest Raid Of All written by C E Lucas Phillips and has been published by Sapere Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-23 with categories.
'A deed of glory intimately involved in high strategy' Winston Churchill A vivid account of the famous St Nazaire Raid that demonstrates the sheer bravery of the British Commandos and the Royal Navy. An essential read for fans of James Holland, Ant Middleton and Cornelius Ryan. St Nazaire, 1.22 a.m. 28 March 1942. HMS Cambeltown, supported by seventeen wooden motor launches, approached the German-held port intending to smash into the lock gates of the largest dock in the world, the Normandie Dock - Operation Chariot was in full swing. Against vicious Nazi gunfire the commandos stormed the docks and within half an hour succeeded in their chief demolition objectives but in the heat of battle the Royal Navy had lost nearly all of its small vessels intended to carry them back to England. With their route home closed off the men were forced to fight through the town in a bid to escape German forces. C. E. Lucas Phillips' The Greatest Raid of All draws upon numerous British, French and German eyewitness reports to uncover the astounding true story of one of the most daring attacks of World War Two in which no fewer than five Victoria Crosses were awarded. 'Exciting and moving account of a great epic' Observer 'Having been associated with practically all combined operations, from two-man raids to the planning for Normandy, I have no hesitation in saying that the finest and most profitable of the lot was your raid on St Nazaire.' Lord Mountbatten to Lieutenant Charles Newman 'told with clarity, precision, and its share of the famous British understatement.' Kirkus Reviews
Summary Of C E Lucas Phillips S The Greatest Raid Of All
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-07-16T22:59:00Z
Summary Of C E Lucas Phillips S The Greatest Raid Of All written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-16T22:59:00Z with History categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The raid on St Nazaire was a success, and the fire in the Forge de l’Ouest continued to burn fiercely. The guns ceased fire, the searchlights were switched off, and an uneasy quiet fell over the town and the estuary. Neither French nor Germans knew that this was mainly due to humanitarian reasons. #2 On the night of the 28th, some residents of the moonlit Boulevard Wilson, which runs along the seafront from the docks, saw two torpedo boats and a dozen motor launches ride up the estuary. They saw a German Sperrbrecher, moored in the roads, wink an urgent signal lamp to the advancing flotilla. #3 The French listened to the sounds of explosions and gunfire, which continued for about an hour. The gunfire eventually stopped, but desultory rifle fire was heard in the streets of the town itself. It must be the Tommies. #4 The raid was the end of Operation Chariot, but for the French it was the beginning of three days of terror and death. The delayed-action results of the raid stampeded the angry and bewildered Germans into a paroxysm of indiscriminate shooting, in which they shot down not only innocent Frenchmen and women, but also their own comrades.
The Greatest Raid Of All
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Author : Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Pan Publishing
Release Date : 2000
The Greatest Raid Of All written by Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips and has been published by Pan Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Saint Nazaire Raid, 1942 categories.
'A deed of glory intimately involved in high strategy' - Winston Churchill St Nazaire, 1.34am March 28th, 1942 - the destroyer HMS Campbeltown , with her Oerlikons blazing at the enemy guns only a few yards away, crashed with terrific force into one of the enormous lock gates of the Normandie Dock. Operation Chariot had reached its climax. Its object was to destroy the essential gear of the largest dock in the world, so that it could not be used by German battleships, and it was brilliantly successful in its main purpose. The story of the assault, under a storm of enemy fire at point-blank range which set the sea itself on fire, and of the heroism of the men in the 'little ships' raid, carried out by Royal Navy forces - no fewer than five VC's were awarded - is one of the most thrilling and vivid to come out of any war. 'Exciting and moving account of a great epic' Observer
The Greatest Raid Of All
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Author : C. E. Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
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Dokker; Havneby; Loire; Sænkekasse; Campbeltown; Sprængning
Zeebrugge
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Author : Christopher Sandford
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-05-19
Zeebrugge written by Christopher Sandford and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-19 with History categories.
“A gripping new history of the British naval raid in April 1918 on the German-held Belgian port of that name” (Chronicles). The combined-forces invasion of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on April 23, 1918, remains one of the most dramatic stories of the First World War, and in this book, it’s recounted in vivid detail. A force drawn from Britain’s Royal Navy and Royal Marines set out on ships and submarines to try to block the key strategic port in a bold attempt to stem the catastrophic losses being inflicted on British shipping by German submarines. It meant attacking a heavily fortified German naval base. The tide, calm weather, and the right wind direction for a smoke screen were crucial to the plan. Judged purely on results, it can only be considered a partial strategic success. Casualties were high and the base only partially blocked. Nonetheless, it came to represent the embodiment of the bulldog spirit, the peculiarly British fighting élan—the belief that anything was possible with enough dash and daring. The essential story of the Zeebrugge mission has been told before, but never through the direct, firsthand accounts of its survivors—including that of Lt. Richard Sandford, VC, the acknowledged hero of the day and the author’s great uncle. The fire and bloodshed of the occasion is the book’s centerpiece—but there is also room for the family and private lives of the men who volunteered in the hundreds for what they knew to be, effectively, a suicide mission.
Into The Jaws Of Death
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Author : Robert Lyman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-07-04
Into The Jaws Of Death written by Robert Lyman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with History categories.
On the night of 28 March 1942 the Royal Navy and British commandos assaulted the German-held French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire in one of the most audacious raids of the Second World War. Their plan was simple: to drive an old destroyer packed with three tons of explosive at full speed into the outer gate of the Normandie dock. Destroying this would deny the formidable Tirpitz battleship, currently lurking menacingly in the Norwegian fjords, a base from which it could inflict devastation upon the convoys supplying Britain from the United States. 'Operation Chariot' was dramatically successful, but at a great cost. Fewer than half the men who went on the mission returned. In recognition of their extraordinary bravery, eighty-nine decorations were awarded, including five Victoria Crosses. Into the Jaws of Death is a gripping story of high daring that demonstrates how the decisive courage of a small group of men changed the course of the war.
Operation Chariot
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Author : Jean-Charles Stasi
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2019-11-19
Operation Chariot written by Jean-Charles Stasi and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with History categories.
An illustrated history of the World War II British amphibious attack on a dry dock in the German-occupied French town. At the beginning of 1942, the prospect of Germany’s Tirpitz, the heaviest battleship ever built by a European navy, patrolling the Atlantic posed a huge threat to the convoys that were the lifeline for Britain. Bombing raids to destroy the ship failed. A more radical plan was conceived to destroy the dry-dock facility at St Nazaire on the French Atlantic coast. Without the use of the only suitable base for the ship, the threat would be neutralized. The plan was to ram the entrance gates with a ship packed with explosives on a delayed fuse. A motorboat armed with torpedoes would fire at the inner gate causing further damage to submarine pens. The troops and crew would then destroy as many dockyard targets as they could and withdraw in fast motor launches that had followed them in. All this was to be achieved under cover of an air raid. HMS Campbeltown, a U.S. lend-lease destroyer, was chosen for the task. On the night of March 27, the raid commenced. The Campbeltown succeeded in lodging its bows in the outer gates. The fuses detonated the explosives in its hold the following day. The dock gates were destroyed. The cost to the Allies was high, but the Tirpitz was never able to leave Norwegian waters. This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series gives a clear overview of the planning and execution of the raid and its aftermath, accompanied by 125 photographs and images, including color profiles and maps.