Operation Jubilee : Dieppe, 1942, the folly and the sacrifice
Bishop, Patrick (Patrick Joseph)2021
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On the moonless night of 18 August 1942 a flotilla pushes out into the flat water of the Channel. They are to seize the German-held port of Dieppe and hold it for at least 24 hours, showing the Soviets the Allies were serious about a second front and to get experience ahead of a full-scale invasion.But confidence turned to carnage with nearly two thirds of the attackers dead, wounded or captured. Operation Jubilee - the Royal Air Force's biggest battle since 1940 - has drama from start to finish, human folly and tragedy in spades and a fast, tight narrative with heroes at every level. The raid was both a disaster and a milestone in the narrative of the war - it had powerful lessons and far-reaching consequences that paved the way to D-Day. Patrick Bishop's account of this gallant endeavour reveals the big picture and unearths telling details, establishing definitively Operation Jubilee's place in history.
Main title:
Operation Jubilee : Dieppe, 1942, the folly and the sacrifice / Patrick Bishop.
Author:
Bishop, Patrick (Patrick Joseph), author
Imprint:
UK : Viking, 2021.
Collation:
xi, 386 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241389669 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.542142940.542940.5421940.5421425940.542142 BIS940.5421 BIS
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1150318