Operation Suicide
Quercus Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-85738-241-2 (ISBN)
At nightfall on December 7 1942, twelve British canoeists arrived by submarine off the coast of France, tasked with infiltrating the dockyards of Bordeaux, and wreaking havoc with the German shipping they found there.
Manning fragile 'cockles' through the turbulent waters of the Bay of Biscay, and making an assault on a port bristling with German soldiers ordered to execute any Allied Commando they captured, their prospects looked bleak. It was fully expected that all would die in the attempt.
Featuring a cast of characters ranging from Blondie Hasler, the ingenious and courageous leader of the raid, to the Comtesse de Milleville, who risked outrageous danger as she ran a secret resistance network, Operation Suicide is an enthralling account of one of WWII's most iconic missions.
Dr Robert Lyman FRHistS is a writer and historian. He is a Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, University of Oxford. After finishing a twenty year career in the British Army in 2001 he has published widely on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. He is Field Marshal Bill Slim's military biographer. His presentation of the case for Slim won a National Army Museum debate in 2011 for Britain's Greatest General and his case for Kohima/Imphal won a National Army Museum debate in 2013 for Britain's Greatest Battle. He was the BBC's historical adviser for the VJ commemorations in 2015 and 2020 and is a regular contributor to documentary films on aspects of the war. His previous books include The Longest Siege: Tobruk; Slim, Master of War; Operation Suicide and Into the Jaws of Death. He lives in Berkshire, England.
Preface. German Military Ranks. Dramatis Personae. Prologue. 1941 and 1942. The Hand of Steel from the Sea. Bordeaux. The Intelligence War. 'Blondie' Hasler. The Boom Patrol. Decision. 1a Richmond Terrace. The Clyde and the Thames. Journey to the Gironde. The First Night. The Garonne. Murder by Telephone. Attack. Escape. Execution. Home Run. Epilogue. Glossary. Appendix I: Hitler's Kommandobefehl. Appendix 2: The Yanagi Trade. Appendix 3: Combined Operations Raids, 1940-2. Appendix 4: Maps and Illustrations. Sources. Select Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.3.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 320 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85738-241-1 / 0857382411 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85738-241-2 / 9780857382412 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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