{"product_id":"the-wrecking-crew-bernd-horn-9781459743380","title":"The Wrecking Crew: Operation Colossus, 10 February 1941","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe incredible details of the bold, near-disastrous first Allied airborne commando raid. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Audacious to the extreme, Operation Colossus was a raid in the early, dark days of the Second World War, when Britain stood seemingly alone. After the country's defeats in western Europe in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill insisted on an aggressive raiding campaign. Conducted on February 10, 1941, Operation Colossus was one such raid, meant to steal back the initiative and create as much chaos for the Axis powers as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However, bad luck stalked the mission, as one mishap after another seemed to foredoom the operation. In the aftermath, there were recriminations as well as accolades. Few military operations have proven as controversial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernd Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459743385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459743380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Bernd Horn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584027324671,"sku":"9781459743380","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8355c1d2-0ba4-44aa-95dc-265e4f4cbd64.jpg?v=1701884855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wrecking-crew-bernd-horn-9781459743380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}