Storming St Nazaire: The Gripping Story of the Dock-busting Raid, March, 1942Illustrated throughout, this book features first-hand accounts of over a hundred British and German survivors involved in Operation Chariot. |
Contents
Big Trouble Tommies Kommen | 1 |
Cat and Mouse in Northern Waters | 9 |
Hells Glen and Beyond | 20 |
Copyright | |
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Storming St. Nazaire: The Gripping Story of the Dock-busting Raid, March, 1942 James Dorrian No preview available - 1998 |
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Able Seaman ahead already arrived ashore assault Atherstone attack Bassin Beattie Bill boat Bob Montgomery Bob Wright bombs Bren bridge British Burt caisson Campbeltown Captain Carley float carried charge Chariot clear close Commandos Copland Corporal Corran crew Curtis damage deck defences demolition destroyer dockyard enemy engine estuary explosion Falmouth fighting fire flak fleet Flotilla force forward Frank German grenade gunboat gunners guns John Rafferty Johnny joined Lance-Corporal Lance-Sergeant landing Lieutenant Micky Burn Mole Montgomery moved naval Newman night Oerlikon Old Entrance party patrol port position Pritchard Purdon quayside quickly raid recalls remaining RNVR Ryder sailed sailors searchlight Sergeant shells shelter ship shore side signal soldiers speed St Nazaire starboard Stoker Sub-Lieutenant survivors target Tiger Tirpitz Tommy torpedo town Troop Troop Sergeant-Major Tynedale U-boat waiting withdrawal wounded