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The Dieppe Raid: The Story of the Disastrous 1942 Expedition (Twentieth-Century Battles)by Robin Neillands
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Dieppe Raid is one of World War II's most controversial hours. 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 English Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Air supremacy was not secured; the topography — a town hemmed in by tall cliffs and reached by steep beaches — meant any invasion was improbably difficult. The result was carnage: the beaches were turned into killing grounds even as the men came ashore, and whole battalions were cut to pieces. In this book, Robin Neillands has traced numerous surviving veterans of the Raid, in the United Kingdom and Canada, to tell the harrowing story of what actually took place, hour by hour, as disaster unfolded. He has also exhaustively explored all the archival evidence to establish as far as possible the paper trail of command, of who knew — or should have known — what was happening, and whether the whole debacle could have been prevented. The result is the definitive account of one of the Allies' darkest hours. Book News Annotation:In 1942, thousands of Allied troops were sent across the English
channel in an ill-fated raid on the French port town of Dieppe,
resulting in losses that equaled or exceeded, in percentage terms,
those in any First World War Battle. Calling the operation an
"avoidable disaster," Neillands (a member of the British Commission
for Military History) examines the origins of the raid and discusses
why it went awry. In doing so, he seeks to explode a number of myths
about it, including a number of ex post facto strategic rationales
for the expedition.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:In 1942, thousands of Allied troops were sent across the English
channel in an ill-fated raid on the French port town of Dieppe,
resulting in losses that equaled or exceeded, in percentage terms,
those in any First World War Battle. Calling the operation an
"avoidable disaster," Neillands (a member of the British Commission
for Military History) examines the origins of the raid and discusses
why it went awry. In doing so, he seeks to explode a number of myths
about it, including a number of ex post facto strategic rationales
for the expedition.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The harrowing story of the catastrophic 1942 British-Canadian raid on the French port town of Dieppe. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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