OPERATION JUBILEE: DIEPPE, 1942: THE FOLLY AND THE SACRIFICE
By Patrick Bishop
Synopsis
A gripping tale of heroic failure during the Dieppe raid of 1942. On the moonless night of 18 August 1942 a flotilla pushes out into the flat water of the Channel. They are to seize the German-held port of Dieppe and hold it for at least twenty-four hours, showing the Soviets the Allies were serious about a second front and to get experience ahead of a full-scale invasion. Operation Jubilee - the Royal Air Force's biggest battle since 1940 was both a disaster and a milestone in the narrative of the war - it had powerful lessons and far-reaching consequences that paved the way to D-Day. Using first-hand testimony and recently declassified source material from archives across several countries, bestselling author Patrick Bishop's account of this gallant endeavour reveals the big picture and unearths telling details, establishing definitively Operation Jubilee's place in history.
Sample Player
| Narrator | Peter Noble |
|---|---|
| Length | 15hrs |
| Catalogue No. | 16225 |
| Publisher | Penguin; 2021 |
