Cockleshell Raid - Couverture souple

Oldfield, Paul

 
9781781592557: Cockleshell Raid
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1781592551 ISBN 13 : 9781781592557
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2013

Synopsis

Operation 'Frankton' is a story of how a handful of determined and resourceful men, using flimsy canoes, achieved what thousands could not by conventional means. The volunteers had enlisted for 'Hostilities Only' and, except for their leader, none had been in a canoe before. However, with a few months training they carried out what one German officer described as, "the outstanding commando raid of the war". They became known as the 'Cockleshell Heroes', having been immortalised in a film and a book of that name in the 1950s. This book covers the whole of the 'Frankton' story including the development of the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment, the planning and preparation for the raid, its aftermath and an account of the horrific war crimes inflicted on those who were captured. It also includes the epic escape by Haslar and Corporal Bill Sparks across occupied France into Spain.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Operation 'Frankton' is a story of how a handful of determined and resourceful men, using flimsy canoes, achieved what thousands could not by conventional means. The volunteers had enlisted for 'Hostilities Only' and, except for their leader, none had been in a canoe before. However, with a few months training they carried out what one German officer described as, "the outstanding commando raid of the war". They became known as the 'Cockleshell Heroes', having been immortalised in a film and a book of that name in the 1950s. This book covers the whole of the 'Frankton' story including the development of the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment, the planning and preparation for the raid, its aftermath and an account of the horrific war crimes inflicted on those who were captured. It also includes the epic escape by Haslar and Corporal Bill Sparks across occupied France into Spain.

Revue de presse

The famous raid upon shipping at Bordeaux, Operation Frankton, is given admirable treatment in the latest book in Pen and Sword's excellent Battleground series. Cockleshell Raid is packed with information about the planning of the raid and its execution, its many photographs and maps proving invaluable for visitor and historian alike. This book is therefore a most worthy addition to this ever-expanding reference series. - --Britain at War

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Military
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1781592551
ISBN 13 
9781781592557
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
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Personne responsable
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