Author: LUCAS PHILLIPS, C. E.
Title: The Greatest Raid of All.
Description: London : Heinemann, 1958.. With a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG.. First Edition 228pp. With 22 maps and diagrams. Including b&w photo plates, maps to endpapers, list of the Fallen and the Awards HARDCOVER: (Original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine , first pages and spine some library stamps and tickets, name end paper,else VERY GOOD) ¶ This is the account of the British raid on St. Nazaire in 1942 known as Operation "Chariot", the aim of which was to destroy the largest dock in the world so that it could not be used by German battleships. Five VC were awarded in the aftermath of this operation,

Keywords: history World War II Maritime Naval operations Rare and collectable


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