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Documenting one of World War II’s most controversial campaigns, this decisive guide provides an in-depth view of how, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle were deployed across the Channel in a poorly organized raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Revealing that air supremacy had not been secured, and that the topography of the town and its near-impenetrable surroundings were impossible to overcome, this startling account presents allegations of a dark conspiracy that resulted in the utter carnage of the attempted invasion with entire regiments literally decimated before the troops had reached the shores. Striving to reveal the facts behind the myths, and debating whether the invasion was an attempt to prove to the Americans at the expense of many Canadian lives the impracticality of staging the Normandy landings for another two years, this intriguing volume is an invaluable resource for those captivated by the path of military history.
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About the Author
Robin Neillands is the author of The Battle of Normandy, The Bomber War, Eighth Army, and The Old Contemptibles.
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"A valuable and gripping account by an experienced military historian, The Dieppe Raid: The Story of the Disastrous 1942 Expedition illuminates leadership failure and miscalculation, and it depicts soldiers' courage in the face of certain death. It will interest a wide range of historians, as well as general readers, and students of warfare." —Sea Classics
(Sea Classics)"... British military historian Robin Neillands tells this story of the Dieppe Raid with considerable skill, presenting a view of the operation within the context of the overall war mixed with judiciously chosen individual experiences and anecdotes.... Neillands's discussion of this engagement is first rate." —German
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- PublisherAurum Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1845131665
- ISBN 13 9781845131661
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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 Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Air supremacy was not secured; the topography of the town and its surroundings - hemmed in by tall cliffs and steep beaches - meant any invasion was improbably difficult; the result was carnage, the beaches turned into killing grounds even as the men came ashore, and whole regiments literally decimated. Why was the Raid ever mounted? No-one appears to have had a clear answer, and no-one afterwards appeared to be clearly accountable, but posterity has been hard on individuals like Mountbatten, who were instrumental in its planning and the decision to go. Was the whole thing even, as has been darkly alleged, expected and even intended to fail, a cynical conspiracy to prove to the Americans, at the expense of so many Canadian lives, the impracticability of staging the Normandy landings for another two years? Now Robin Neillands goes behind the myths to tell what really happened, and why. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002022156
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