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St. Nazaire 1942 - The Great Commando Raid

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Western Front

Last Stocked on 3/30/2023

Product Info

Title
St. Nazaire 1942 - The Great Commando Raid
Publisher
Category
Author
Ken Ford
Publish Year
2001
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.3"
NKG Part #
2147394103
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM092
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM92

Description

The raid on the port of St Nazaire in March 1942 by a sea-borne task force from British Combined Operations remains one of the most daring actions of World War II. The port lies at the mouth of the River Loire and in 1942, as well as a U-Boat base, contained the massive 'Normandie' dock, the only facility on the Atlantic coast large enough to accommodate the German pocket battleship Tirpitz. This book tells the story of the raid on St Nazaire that denied the use of the dock to the Tirpitz, the sister ship of the Bismarck, and constituted a crucial victory in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Contents:

Background to the Raid
Chronology
Commanders
Attackers and Defenders
Planning the Raid
T he Sea Journey
The Run up the Loire
Campbeltown's Attack
The Dockyard Battle
Aftermath
St Nazaire Today
Bibliography
Index