A brilliant little operation : the Cockleshell heroes and the most courageous raid of WW2
Ashdown, Paddy, 1941-2012
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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.
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Imprint:
London : Aurum History, 2012.
Collation:
xxvii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781845137014 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.542147144940.5940.5ASH
Local class:
S/L68
Language:
English
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BRN:
395777