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20%OFFRobert Lyman - Into the Jaws of Death: The True Story of the Legendary Raid on Saint-Nazaire - 9781782064473 - V9781782064473
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Into the Jaws of Death: The True Story of the Legendary Raid on Saint-Nazaire

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Description for Into the Jaws of Death: The True Story of the Legendary Raid on Saint-Nazaire Paperback. On the night of 28 March 1942 the Royal Navy and British commandos assaulted the German-held French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire. This is the true story behind 'The Greatest Raid of All'. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.

It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second World War. The plan is simple: to drive an old destroyer, packed with three tons of explosive, at full speed into the outer gate of the Normandie dock. The aim is to destroy the base from which the formidable battleship Tirpitz would be able to devastate the convoys supplying Britain from the United States.  'Operation Chariot' was to be dramatically successful, but at ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782064473
SKU
V9781782064473
Shipping Time
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Ref
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

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