Dieppe 1942
Prelude to D-Day
Ken Ford author Howard Gerrard illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:12th Jun '03
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The illustrator, Howard Gerrard, has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy.
The raid on Dieppe in August 1942 was one of the most controversial episodes of World War II. This study of the event explores the many lessons learned by all concerned, and how this led to a change of tactics and contributed to the success of the D-Day landings.There is no doubt that the raid in force on Dieppe in August 1942 was one of the most controversial episodes of the Second World War. The high number of casualties and prisoners taken led to much recrimination. On the face of it the raid was an unmitigated disaster, with none of the objectives achieved, bar one - 4 Commando successfully destroyed Hess Battery. Of the 5,100 troops landed, almost three quarters were killed, wounded or captured. Some see the raid as a rehearsal for D-Day, and lessons learned from the debacle regarding combined operations have contributed to a justification for the great loss of life.
ISBN: 9781841766249
Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 8mm
Weight: 318g
96 pages