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Into The Jaws Of Death: True Story Of The Legendary Raid On Saint- Nazaire

£2.99 GBP £9.99
Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second World War. Into the Jaws of Death is the true story of how the decisive courage of a small group of men changed the course of the war.

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By Robert Lyman

It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second World War.

The plan is simple: to drive an old destroyer, packed with three tons of explosive, at full speed into the outer gate of the Normandie dock.

The aim is to destroy the base from which the formidable battleship Tirpitz would be able to devastate the convoys supplying Britain from the United States. 'Operation Chariot' was to be dramatically successful, but at a great cost. Fewer than half the men who went on the mission returned.

In recognition of their valour, eighty-nine decorations were awarded, including five Victoria Crosses. Into the Jaws of Death is the true story of how the decisive courage of a small group of men changed the course of the war.

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"Into the Jaws of Death" by Robert Lyman

Having read Brigadier Lucas Phillips' "The Greatest Raid of All" about the March 1942 attack on St Nazaire some years ago, I was familiar with many of the details of the raid. Robert Lyman gives much space to the exceptional training that the commandos endured, which serves to increase the tension of the story leading up to its climax. His book also has a 10 page index, which Lucas Phillips' lacks and also a very helpful list of dramatis personae, including Germans, at the beginning. He has clearly done a great deal of research and includes his sources and a bibliography. I found it an enthralling account of a heroic event. At £2.99 it is the bargain of the year!

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Into The Jaws Of Death: True Story Of The Legendary Raid On Saint- Nazaire

£2.99 GBP £9.99

By Robert Lyman

It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one of the most audacious and daring raids of the Second World War.

The plan is simple: to drive an old destroyer, packed with three tons of explosive, at full speed into the outer gate of the Normandie dock.

The aim is to destroy the base from which the formidable battleship Tirpitz would be able to devastate the convoys supplying Britain from the United States. 'Operation Chariot' was to be dramatically successful, but at a great cost. Fewer than half the men who went on the mission returned.

In recognition of their valour, eighty-nine decorations were awarded, including five Victoria Crosses. Into the Jaws of Death is the true story of how the decisive courage of a small group of men changed the course of the war.

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