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Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice [Audiobook]

Posted By: IrGens

Date: 5 Dec 2021 13:09:21

In the tradition of Ben Macintyre, Tim Cook, and other best-selling World War Two historians, a riveting and updated telling of the tragic Dieppe raid of 1942.

On the moonless night of August 18, 1942, a flotilla pushes out into the flat water of the Channel. They are to seize the German-held port of Dieppe and hold it for at least 24 hours, showing the Soviets the Allies were serious about a second front and to get experience ahead of a full-scale invasion. But confidence turned to carnage with nearly two thirds of the attackers dead, wounded, or captured. The raid - the Royal Air Force's biggest battle since 1940 - was both a disaster and a milestone in the narrative of the war. It was cited as essential to D-Day, but the tragedy was all too predictable.

Using firsthand testimony and highlighting recently declassified source material from archives across several countries, best-selling author Patrick Bishop's account of this doomed endeavor reveals the big picture and unearths telling details that fully bring Operation Jubilee to life for the first time.

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