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Operation Suicide: The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid
Robert Lyman
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Description for Operation Suicide: The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid
Paperback. The first new account of the legendary Cockleshell Raid in over fifty years. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
At nightfall on December 7 1942, twelve British canoeists arrived by submarine off the coast of France, tasked with infiltrating the dockyards of Bordeaux, and wreaking havoc with the German shipping they found there.
Manning fragile 'cockles' through the turbulent waters of the Bay of Biscay, and making an assault on a port bristling with German soldiers ordered to execute any Allied Commando they captured, their prospects looked bleak. It was fully expected that all would die in the attempt.
Featuring a cast of characters ranging from Blondie Hasler, the ingenious and courageous leader of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857382412
SKU
V9780857382412
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99-10
About Robert Lyman
Dr Robert Lyman FRHistS is a writer and historian. He is a Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, University of Oxford. After finishing a twenty year career in the British Army in 2001 he has published widely on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. He is Field ... Read more
Reviews for Operation Suicide: The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid
'Unbearably tense ... will make you feel proud to be British' Daily Express.
Daily Express
'Heroism, adventure, tragedy, a superman hero and the loathsome Boche. This comprehensive retelling of the story has not lost any of its firepower' Daily Mail.
Daily Mail
Daily Express
'Heroism, adventure, tragedy, a superman hero and the loathsome Boche. This comprehensive retelling of the story has not lost any of its firepower' Daily Mail.
Daily Mail