A brilliant little operation [electronic resource] : the Cockleshell heroes and the most courageous raid of WW2
Ashdown, Paddy, 1941-2012
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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.
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London : Aurum History, 2012.
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1 online resource (xxvii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.Description based on print version record.
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9781781310830 (ebook)
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940.542147144
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English
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1797790
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