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The Dieppe Raid
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: Robin Neillands
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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In 1942, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men, mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle, were sent across the Channel in a raid o
One Day in August
Language: en
Pages: 409
Authors: David O'Keefe
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-05 - Publisher: Icon Books

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'A lively and readable account' Spectator 'A fine book ... well-written and well-researched' Washington Times In less than six hours in August 1942, nearly 1,00
Unauthorized Action
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Brian Loring Villa
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989 - Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press

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On 19 August 1942 a mainly Canadian force left England in an attempt to seize the German-occupied French port of Dieppe, on a mission that has been described as
Tragedy at Dieppe
Language: en
Pages: 450
Authors: Mark Zuehlke
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-05 - Publisher: D & M Publishers

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With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's
The Germans and the Dieppe Raid
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: James Shelley
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-06-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

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The German part in the 19 August 1942 Dieppe raid has largely been ignored. Launched by Winston Churchill to appease his Soviet counterparts, Operation JUBILEE