Operation suicide : the true story of the Cockleshell heroes
Lyman, Robert2013
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Place reservation for Operation suicide : the true story of the Cockleshell heroesAt nightfall on December 7 1942, 12 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. This is their story.
Main title:
Operation suicide : the true story of the Cockleshell heroes / Robert Lyman.
Author:
Lyman, Robert, author
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2013.
Collation:
xxii, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
ISBN:
9780857382412 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.542147144940.542147144940.542147940.5421 LYM940.5421
Local class:
940.542147144
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1600579
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