GRIPPING READ! THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL By C E LUCAS PHILLIPS

This auction is for a gripping read “The Greatest Raid of All” with foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG.

In this book the author C E Lucas Phillips provides a concise, gripping account of the surprise commando raid on the Port at St. Nazaire in German - occupied France.

In March of 1942, this was the largest dry-dock port in the world, capable of housing both large German warships & Nazi submarines then ravaging Britain's ocean lifelines.

The author shows, the British planned to put the dock out of commission by ramming it with an over-aged destroyer (the HMS Campbeltown) packed with a large cache of explosives concealed below decks.

The diversionary bombing alerted the German defenders, & many attacking British commandos were killed or captured. But the HMS Campbeltown silent approach worked, it rammed the deck & the huge explosion came as planned the next morning.

As a result, the Allies gained a boost in the crucial Battle of the Atlantic.

Hardcover – 1960 for The Readers Book Club – 288 pages – Black & White Illustrations

Contents –

Presentation Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG The Awards What the Frenchmen Saw The Black Hour “Be Offensive” A Plot is Hatched Robert Ryder “A True Soldier Appeareth” The Leaders Meet The Destroyers The Gathering of the Forces “The Sauciest Job Since Drake” The Enemy To Sea Into the Jaws Campbeltown’s Attack The Dock Busters The River Battle The Dockyard Battle Not the Six Hundred Havoc The Captive & the Free The Fallen List of Illustrations List of Maps & Diagrams Symbols

In great vintage condition. The Spine appears to have had a sticker on it. Wear consistent with age & use

This is a readable, gripping account for military history buffs, or anybody wanting to read a suspenseful true tale!

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