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Operation Jubilee

Author : Patrick Bishop
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241986001
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Operation Jubilee written by Patrick Bishop and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A GRIPPING TALE OF BRAVERY DURING THE DIEPPE RAID OF 1942 'An exemplary account of this wartime fiasco' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'well-researched, crisply written and utterly absorbing . . . will live for the reader long afterwards' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny ____________ On the warm night of 18 August 1942, a flotilla pushed out into the flat water of the Channel. They were to seize the German-held port of Dieppe, destroy key installations, seize intelligence material and then sail for home. This was the greatest amphibious operation since Gallipoli, with the biggest accumulation of fighter power ever assembled. But by the morning of the attack, one of its architects already feared that the operation would "go down as one of the great failures in history". Its key players claimed it was essential to D-Day, with the media telling listeners that it was a success -- but the tragedy was all too predictable. Using first-hand testimony from combatants and civilians, and colourful analysis of the roles of Mountbatten and Montgomery, bestselling author Patrick Bishop's gripping account brings Operation Jubilee powerfully and vividly to life, in an epic demonstration of how ambition, folly and courage came together in one of the most tragic episodes of the war. ____________ 'Bishop's account of the operation is the best I've read. He understands war, he understands battle, and he understands men' Allan Mallinson, Spectator 'Riveting and powerfully written. Patrick Bishop has turned this tragic cautionary tale into a fascinating, shrewd and timely reflection on leadership in a time of crisis' Henry Hemming, author of Our Man in New York '[This] gripping new book sets the record straight and honours the 6,000 brave men sent into the jaws of death' Daily Express 'a masterclass of heart-stopping historical narrative . . . a gripping, beautifully written account' Saul David, Telegraph

Dieppe – 1942

Author : Stephen Wynn
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526714841
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Dieppe – 1942 written by Stephen Wynn and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 19 August 1942, an Allied amphibious raid took place on the coastal town of Dieppe in northern France, when a force of some 6,500 infantry soldiers, predominantly Canadian, and supported by a number of tanks were landed by ships of the Royal Navy under a blanket of cover provided by the RAF. The official reason for the raid was to capture the town's port, gather relevant intelligence, and destroy a number of coastal defenses, port structures and other identified buildings. Allied authorities believed the raid would not only provide a much-needed boost to Allied morale, but also demonstrate to Stalin that Britain and the United States were serious in their commitment to opening a second front, in order to help the Soviet army fighting on the Eastern Front. It has also been suggested that the real reason for the raid was to capture a new German 4-rotor Enigma code machine, along with related code books. Whatever the reasons for the raid, it was an unmitigated failure. The German defenses were more formidable than intelligence reports suggested they would be, Allied aerial and naval support was insufficient, meaning soldiers were unable to achieve their objectives, and most of the tanks failed to make it off the beaches. Indeed, due to the unexpected mounting casualties, the decision was taken to cut short the raid and evacuate the remaining men.

The Germans and the Dieppe Raid

Author : James Shelley
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1399030612
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Germans and the Dieppe Raid written by James Shelley and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German part in the 19 August 1942 Dieppe raid has largely been ignored. Launched by Winston Churchill to appease his Soviet counterparts, Operation JUBILEE was one of the Allies’ greatest debacles of the war. The majority of the 6,100 soldiers and marines dispatched by Lord Louis Mountbatten were captured or killed. Just 2,211 of the 4,963 Canadians involved returned to England. Two years later the Canadian Army fought from Normandy into Germany with fewer men captured than at Dieppe. By exploring the German experience, this superbly researched book provides answers to previously unasked operational questions. How well were the Nazi occupiers prepared for an attack on Dieppe? What threat did the raid pose to the Germans’ defense of mainland Europe? What lessons did the Wehrmacht learn, and did their High Command use the Dieppe experience when preparing for the inevitable Allied invasion of ‘Fortress Europe’? How did Hitler and his henchmen respond to the Western Allies' failure to break down their defenses in occupied western Europe? The book also addresses how Goebbels’ propaganda machine exploited the victory, and the reaction of the German people. Drawing on extensive German source materials, the Wehrmacht's role in defeating Operation JUBILEE is comprehensively examined in fascinating detail, adding a new dimension to the history of this poorly-planned and under-resourced adventure.

Dieppe

Author : Tim Saunders
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783409541
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Dieppe written by Tim Saunders and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the Allied attack on German-occupied France during World War II, examining its planning, execution, and failure. In 1942, with the outcome of the war very much in the balance, there was a pressing need for military success on mainland Europe. Churchill ordered Admiral Lord Mountbatten’s Combined Operations HQ to take the war to the Germans. The Canadians were selected for the Dieppe raid, which, while a morale raiser, was a disaster. Over 3,000 men were lost. This authoritative account looks at the planning, execution and analyses the reasons for failure.

Tragedy at Dieppe

Author : Mark Zuehlke
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1553658361
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Tragedy at Dieppe written by Mark Zuehlke and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France. Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944. But the Canadian public and many politicians were impatient to see Canadian soldiers fight sooner. The first major rehearsal proved such a shambles the raid was pushed back to the end of July only to be cancelled by poor weather. Later, in a decision still shrouded in controversy, the operation was reborn. Dieppe however did not go smoothly. Drawing on rare archival documents and personal interviews, Mark Zuehlke examines how the raid came to be and why it went so tragically wrong. Ultimately, Tragedy at Dieppe honors the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and died that fateful day on the beaches of Dieppe.

Eagles of the RAF

Author : Philip D. Caine
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788111140
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Eagles of the RAF written by Philip D. Caine and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. citizens fought and died in WW II long before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Among them were the pilots of the Eagle Squadrons, three fighter squadrons of Britain's Royal Air Force manned by young U.S. flyers. This book tells how the Eagle squadrons were formed and summarizes the history of the units and evaluates their deeds, motivations, and contributions. Draws on interviews from more than 35 surviving Eagles, their letters and memoirs, and official records. Depicts their daily lives along with special heroes and amazing sacrifices. "An important contribution to the study of American involvement in WWII. Highly recommended."

Dieppe 1942

Author : Ronald Atkin
Publisher : London : Macmillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Dieppe 1942 written by Ronald Atkin and published by London : Macmillan. This book was released on 1980 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Dieppe Raid

Author : Robin Neillands
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253347817
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book The Dieppe Raid written by Robin Neillands and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1942, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men, mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle, were sent across the Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Air supremacy was not secured; the topography of the town and its surroundings - hemmed in by tall cliffs and steep beaches - meant any invasion was improbably difficult; the result was carnage, the beaches turned into killing grounds even as the men came ashore, and whole regiments literally decimated. Why was the Raid ever mounted? Was the whole thing even, as has been darkly alleged, expected and even intended to fail, a cynical conspiracy to prove to the Americans, at the expense of so many Canadian lives, the impracticability of staging the Normandy landings for another two years? Robin Neillands goes behind the myths to tell what really happened, and why.

DIEPPE 1942

Author : STEPHEN. WYNN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526714817
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (148 download)

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Download or read book DIEPPE 1942 written by STEPHEN. WYNN and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Dieppe Raid

Author : UK War Office
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526752921
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Dieppe Raid written by UK War Office and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A battle summary of Britain’s raid on the French port town of Dieppe during World War II. Winston Churchill was under pressure. The Soviets felt that they were fighting the Germans by themselves. Stalin demanded Britain open a second front to draw German forces away from the east. Though the advice Churchill received from his staff was that an invasion of France would not be possible for at least another year, the British Prime Minister knew he had to do something to help the Russians. The result was a large-scale raid upon the port of Dieppe, chosen as it was thought that the success of any invasion would depend on the capture of a major port to enable heavy weapons, vehicles, and reinforcements to be landed in support of the landing forces. It would not be the second front that Stalin wanted, but at least it would demonstrate Britain’s intent to support the Soviets. Plus, it provided a rehearsal for the eventual invasion. The raid upon Dieppe, Operation Jubilee, was eventually scheduled for 19 August 1942. The assault was the most ambitious Allied attack against the German Channel defenses of the war so far, involving some 6,000 infantry, 237 naval vessels, and seventy-four squadrons of aircraft. Though the debate surrounding Jubilee’s purpose and cost has raged in the years since the war, many vital and important lessons were learned. All these factors are covered in this official battle summary, a detailed and descriptive account of the Dieppe Raid, which was written shortly after the war and is based on the recollections of those who were involved.

The Dieppe Raid

Author : Graham A Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526786079
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Dieppe Raid written by Graham A Thomas and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Allied landings at Dieppe in German-occupied France in August 1942 are one the most famous amphibious operations of the Second World War and many books have been written about them, mostly from the Allied point of view. The German side of the story has been neglected, and that is why Graham Thomas’s fresh account is so valuable. He reconstructs the immediate response of the Germans to the landings, gives a graphic detailed description of their actions throughout, and looks at the tactical and strategic lessons they drew from them. Each phase and aspect of the action is depicted using a broad range of sources including official reports, correspondence and recollections – the preliminary British commando attacks on the gun batteries, the landings themselves, the German defenses and preparations, and their counter-attacks, and the associated naval and air campaigns. The result is a finely balanced and incisive reassessment of this remarkable operation. It also offers the reader an engrossing account of one of the most dramatic episodes in the war in Western Europe.

Operation Menace

Author : Arthur J. Marder
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 184832393X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Operation Menace written by Arthur J. Marder and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating and well-written account of a failed military operation that deserves to be on the bookshelves of all those interested in naval history.” —Marine News Continuing on from his study of the Oran operation of July 1940, when the French warships were destroyed at Mers-el-Kébir, the author investigates the allied expedition of September that year, with De Gaulle present, which unsuccessfully attempted to break the French at Dakar away from the Vichy Government. In addition, there is the story of the Admiral Sir Dudley North, Flag Officer Commanding at Gibraltar at the time, who was relieved from his post after allowing a French naval squadron to pass out of the Mediterranean and so jeopardize the Dakar operation. A pet operation of Prime Minister Churchill, it was undertaken against all advice, and it turned out to be a fiasco. In the author’s words, “Menace exemplifies, in its genesis, planning, and execution, all that can go wrong in warfare; an operation fouled up by unforeseen contingencies, the accidents of war, and human error, and against a background of undue political interference, inadequate planning, and half-baked cooperation between Allies.” Using Admiralty and Cabinet papers, as well as private sources of information, Marder weaves a skilled course through all the complex material to produce a masterly case-study of how an operation is mounted and how it can go disastrously wrong. It is a classic, tragi-comic illustration of the fog of war. “Marder’s analysis is neutral and objective; his research is exhaustive and its results instructive . . . This is an example of naval history at its best and this volume is strongly recommended.” —Warship World

Guinea Pig Zero

Author : Robert Helms
Publisher : Garrett County Press
ISBN 13 : 1891053280
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Guinea Pig Zero written by Robert Helms and published by Garrett County Press. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From first person accounts of pharmaceutical studies gone bad to intricate medical histories, Guinea Pig Zero provides a fascinating look at the people who sell their bodies to science. While the book provides advice to present-day research subjects (by rating research clinics), the book also provides context by investigating the history and ethics behind this important, but little-known medical industry.

Dieppe 1942

Author : Ken Ford
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841766249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (662 download)

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Download or read book Dieppe 1942 written by Ken Ford and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's examination of the Dieppe raid of August 1942, which was one of the most controversial actions of World War II (1939-1945). Operation 'Jubilee' was a frontal assault on a fortified port landing the latest equipment and armour directly on to the beach. The main force would destroy the port facilities while other smaller landings dealt with anti-aircraft and coastal batteries. The raid itself turned into a fiasco. The assault force was pinned down on the beach and three quarters of the 5,000 troops landed were lost. This book analyses the disastrous raid and examines contrasting conclusions drawn by the Allies and the Germans.

Dieppe

Author : Henry Buckton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 139810387X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Dieppe written by Henry Buckton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eightieth anniversary of the disastrous raid on Dieppe, this is the compelling story of the failures in its planning and execution and the bitter lessons learned in advance of D-Day.

Shot Down and in the Drink

Author : Graham Pitchfork
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472827252
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Shot Down and in the Drink written by Graham Pitchfork and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of RAF, Commonwealth and Allied airmen between 1939 and 1945. This fascinating account draws on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documents to reveal some of its most dramatic missions in northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East. Those shot down at sea faced terrifying dangers, from weather extremes to enemy fighters, and rescue by airborne or seaborne craft was fraught with difficulty. These incredible stories celebrate the courage, persistence and ingenuity of the men who found themselves 'in the drink' and those who saved them.

Audacious Missions of World War II

Author : The National Archives
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472829948
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Audacious Missions of World War II written by The National Archives and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winning World War II was about more than military force. It required guile, and tremendous acts of bravery by Special Forces and intelligence operatives who had the odds stacked against them. Using hundreds of documents and images from The National Archives, including some that have never been seen in print before, this book reveals some of World War II's most audacious missions. These include Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich in Czechoslovakia in 1942, Operation Chariot, the attempt to damage the mighty German warship Tirpitz while she was in dock in St-Nazaire in France; and Operation Mincemeat, a complex plot whereby a corpse, replete with documentation designed to mislead the enemy, was dropped in southern Spain to spread misinformation.