Operation Chariot - The Raid on St Nazaire : The Raid on St. Nazaire

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooksey, Jon.

Series:

Elite Operations Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Armed Forces--Commando troops.

Saint Nazaire Raid, 1942.

Saint-Nazaire (France)--Guidebooks.

World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--France.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain--Armed Forces--Commando troops.

Saint Nazaire Raid, 1942.

Saint-Nazaire (France)--Guidebooks.

World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2005.

Summary:

By March 1942, mainland France had been under German occupation for almost two years. Every month that passed saw Germany bolster her defences against an expected allied invasion. Every month that passed saw Germany tighten her grip on Britain's transatlantic lifeline; menacing allied shipping from the French west coast ports. At St Nazaire on the Loire estuary, the vast Normandie dry dock was the only one capable of holding the mighty battleship Tirpitz, still at large and free to hunt allied ships. Something had to be done. Operation Chariot was conceived; an audacious plan to mount a large-

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""�THERE�S CERTAINLY A VC IN THIS� ON RAIDING""; ""A PLAN OF ELEGANT SIMPLICITY""; ""THE VOYAGE""; ""THE GERMANS""; ""THE ATTACK RUN""; ""THE WEAPONS""; ""TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS""; ""THE LANDINGS""; ""THE BRIDGE OF MEMORIES""; ""THE FINAL BATTLE � ML 306""; ""THE LEGACY""; ""FURTHER READING""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783409440

1783409444

OCLC:

854974857