Cockleshell Heroes: The Definitive History 75th Anniversary by Quentin Rees (Paperback, 2013)

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This is the definitive account of a mission thought to be an impossible one. Thirteen black-faced villains embarked on a secret mission via T-Class submarine and paddled 105 land miles in canoes to place limpet mines on Axis blockade runners deep inside enemy held territory.

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This is the definitive account of a mission thought to be an impossible one. A powerful depiction, an astounding tale of courage and bravery by men and women of both Britain and France one which is graphic in its telling. This is the complete no holds barred record, a deeply researched, highly detailed, intricately woven true story of a Combined Operations Clandestine Raid, with men who volunteered for Hazardous Service. Thirteen black-faced villains embarked on a secret mission via T-Class submarine and paddled 105 land miles in canoes to place limpet mines on Axis blockade runners deep inside enemy held territory. Led by Blondie Hasler the story tracks from an English seaside resort in the Solent to the Scottish lochs and onto the unpredictable waters of the Bay of Biscay by cigar-shaped coffin then by Cockle. From M.I.9 to an escape network care of a Countess, punctuated by the love of a fifteen-year old girl and the forlorn future hopes of young men and, for many, death by firing squad. With determination and by guile, this is the story of another Few - they were the 'Cockleshell Heroes'. Never before has this narrative been told in its entirety. Never before have all the individuals concerned been named. Never before have all those that played their part in this historic little event had each of their life stories told, intertwined with these 'commandos', these 'Cockleshell Heroes'. As The Daily Telegraph sported, this is, 'The Truth at Last'.

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PublisherAmberley Publishing
ISBN-139781445616896
eBay Product ID (ePID)176418442

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Book TitleCockleshell Heroes: the Definitive History 75th Anniversary
AuthorQuentin Rees
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment, History
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages382 Pages

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Item Height198mm
Item Width124mm
Item Weight414g

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Title_AuthorQuentin Rees
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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