Ken Ford

St Nazaire 1942

The Great Commando Raid
Illustrator: Gerrard, Howard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of the raid on the port of St Nazaire in March 1942 by a sea-borne task force from British Combined Operations. It is a story of incredible heroism in the face of extreme odds - bravery which would lead to the awarding of five Victoria Crosses for this raid alone.

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Produktdetails

• Osprey Campaign S.
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 184mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781841762319
• ISBN-10: 1841762318
• Artikelnr.: 22402693

Autorenporträt

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire, UK, in 1943. He trained as an engineer, but now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in military history. Ken has made a long term study of many of the battles of World War II and has already published books on the Assault crossing of the River Seine in 1944 and the battle for Geilenkirchen.

Inhaltsangabe

Background to the Raid
Chronology
Commanders
Attackers and Defenders
Planning the Raid
The Sea Journey
The Run up the Loire
Campbeltown's Attack
The Dockyard Battle
Aftermath
St Nazaire Today
Bibliography
Index