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A Brilliant Little Operation: The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of World War 2

The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour — by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. In 1942, before El Alamein turned the tide of war, the German merchant fleet was re-supplying its war machine with impunity. So Operation Frankton, a daring and secret raid, was launched by Mountbatten's Combined Operations and led by the enigmatic 'Blondie' Hasler — to paddle 'Cockleshell' canoes right into Bordeaux harbour and sink the ships at anchor.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 416
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781845137014
  • Genres
  • history, war
  • Release date
  • 2012