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The Cockleshell Raid: Bordeaux 1942 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846036934)
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xBy the end of 1941 Germany was desperately in need of essential raw materials. Vital supplies from Japan were shipped to Germany by 'blockade runners' using the port of Bordeaux as their main base. Allied forces needed an undertaking to interfere with the work of these lone merchant ships at the port, leading to the formation of plans that ultimately became known as the Cockleshell Heroes Raid, in which a unit of Royal Marine Commandos mounted a raid via canoes launched from a submarine.
In this new addition to Osprey's RAID series, author Ken Ford explores the history of what is perhaps the bravest and imaginative raids of the entire war. The book details the original plans of the raid, along with the various complications and challenges faced by the Commandos, and explores the outcome of the raid.Author: Ken Ford
ISBN-10: 1846036933
ISBN-13: 9781846036934
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2010
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.12w x 0.24d
By Ken Ford
xKen Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry before a change in career led him to become a full-time military historian. He is the author of over twenty books on various aspects of World War II. Ken now lives in Southampton. The author lives in Southampton, England.
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