Operation Suicide
The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2013
Summary
At nightfall on December 7 1942, twelve British canoeists arrived by submarine off the coast of France, tasked with infiltrating the dockyards of Bordeaux, and wreaking havoc with the German shipping they found there.
Manning fragile ‘cockles’ through the turbulent waters of the Bay of Biscay, and making an assault on a port bristling with German soldiers ordered to execute any Allied Commando they captured, their prospects looked bleak. It was fully expected that all would die in the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857382412 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857382411 |
| Author: | Robert Lyman |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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‘Unbearably tense … will make you feel proud to be British’ Daily Express.
‘Unbearably tense … will make you feel proud to be British’ Daily Express. * Daily Express *‘Heroism, adventure, tragedy, a superman hero and the loathsome Boche. This comprehensive retelling of the story has not lost any of its firepower’ Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Robert Lyman
Dr Robert Lyman FRHistS is a writer and historian. He is a Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, University of Oxford.
After finishing a twenty year career in the British Army in 2001 he has published widely on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia.
He is Field Marshal Bill Slim’s military biographer. His presentation of the case for Slim won a National Army Museum debate in 2011 for Britain’s Greatest General and his case for Kohima/Imphal won a National Army Museum debate in 2013 for Britain’s Greatest Battle. He was the BBC’s historical adviser for the VJ commemorations in 2015 and 2020 and is a regular contributor to documentary films on aspects of the war.
His previous books include The Longest Siege: Tobruk; Slim, Master of War; Operation Suicide and Into the Jaws of Death. He lives in Berkshire, England.
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