The Greatest Raid of All
Operation Chariot and the Mission to Destroy the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire
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Stewart Crank
About this listen
A vivid account of the famous St Nazaire Raid that demonstrates the sheer bravery of the British Commandos and the Royal Navy. A must-listen for fans of James Holland, Ant Middleton, and Cornelius Ryan.
St Nazaire, 1.22 a.m. 28th March 1942.
HMS Cambeltown, supported by seventeen wooden motor launches, approached the German-held port intending to smash into the lock gates of the largest dock in the world; the Normandie Dock-Operation Chariot was in full swing.
Against vicious Nazi gunfire, the commandos stormed the docks, and within half an hour, succeeded in their chief demolition objectives, but in the heat of battle, the Royal Navy had lost nearly all of its small vessels intended to carry them back to England. With their route home closed off, the men were forced to fight through the town in a bid to escape German forces.
C. E. Lucas Phillips' The Greatest Raid of All draws upon numerous British, French, and German eyewitness reports to uncover the astounding true story of one of the most daring attacks of World War Two in which no fewer than five Victoria Crosses were awarded.
©1958 The Estate of C.E. Lucas Phillips (P)2022 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
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- Anonymous User
- 02-12-24
Too slow...too cold and too factual
Too much details that makes it slow and hard to listen at many moments. If edited it would be worth the time. Too lazy to skip every 2 minutes but it has good parts. Skip the slow ones.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Gill Bray
- 13-11-24
Well written detailed description of an outstanding operation
The narrative is very well-written and gripping.
The narrator is animated. His pronunciation of pretty basic naval and military terms is, however, woeful. So irritating that I considered giving up at several points.
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