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Churchill's Last Wartime Secret: The 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History by Adrian Searle (Hardcover, 2017)
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It's been a State secret for more than 70 years: The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened - but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during World War Two (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service. Churchill's Last Wartime Secret reveals the remarkable story of a mid-war seaborne enemy raid on an Isle of Wight radar station. It describes the purpose and scope of the attack, the composition of the raiding German force and how it was immediately, and understandably, 'hushed-up' by Winston Churchill's wartime administration, in order to safeguard public morale. Circumventing the almost complete lack of official British archival documentation, the author relies on compelling and previously undisclosed first-hand evidence from Germany to underpin the book's narrative and claims; thus distinguishing it from other tales of rumoured seaborne enemy assaults on British soil during the 1939-45 conflict. After examining the outcome and repercussions of this astonishing incident, what emerges is an event of major symbolic significance in the annals of wartime history. AUTHOR: Adrian Searle is a journalist and author who has written extensively on a range of historical topics. Born and raised on the Isle of Wight, he returned to the island in 1984 to edit a local newspaper and has worked in a freelance capacity since 1989. A keen student of railway history and operation, he has written widely on several related aspects.Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781473823815
eBay Product ID (ePID)228906983
Product Key Features
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2017
Number of Pages180 Pages
Publication NameChurchill's Last Wartime Secret: the 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdrian Searle
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAdrian Searle
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- 18 Apr, 2018
German raid?
Although interesting in part, all the evidence points to the whole purpose of the book not actually having happened. Well researched but, I feel the author, rather than trying to prove or disprove that a raid took place was almost willing it to be true. At that particular time in the war, any German incursion onto the British mainland or even the Isle of Wight, would have been exploited massively by the German High command, and seen as a huge success. All in all, an interesting story and worth a read, but that is what it is. A story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Jun, 2025
Nice clean book, thanks....
Nice clean book, thanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2021
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Very short on any real evidence a raid took place. Only hearsay and alot of irrelevant information.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 May, 2018
2WW UNTOLD Story
Very informative, well writtenVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
