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Lädt ... Allies at Dieppe: 4 Commando and the US Rangers (2012. Auflage)von Will Fowler (Autor)
Werk-InformationenAllies at Dieppe: 4 Commando and the US Rangers: 4 Commando and the US Rangers: Operation Cauldron von Will Fowler
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In August 1942, the Allies launched a raid against the German-held port of Dieppe on the French channel coast. It was largely a disaster, with the Canadian forces bearing the brunt of the catastrophe. However, it wasn't all a failure, and history has tended to overlook the role of 4 Commando, who, along with their US Ranger counter-parts, landed and successfully disabled the German guns threatening the rest of the landings. Their actions proved an excellent demonstration of the military adage "train hard, fight easy" and showed the advantage of proper operational planning and brilliant leadership. This controversial raid also included members of the Free French and it was the first time US land forces engaged the Germans on mainland Europe. Set in the context of the Dieppe raid as a whole, Will Fowler studies the contribution of No. 4 Commando and Operation Cauldron, and evaluates how and why they achieved their objectives in this daring Commando raid of World War II. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)940.5421425History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre European theatre FranceKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.5)
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The author starts with setting the background, explaining the grand sweep of the war and the events that lead to the formation of the commandos in mid-1940 and then a high-level overview of the commando training and the early operations so that you understand what commandos are all about, and the strategic context that lead to the assault on Dieppe in late summer 1942.
The build up to the attack is well covered, based heavily on the account by the embedded journalist that accompanied 4 Commando. After that the assault narrative splits into two, one for each of the groups that landed, and based on a mixture of accounts and interviews with various survivors of the operation.
All it needs to make it 5 stars are some maps of the area of operations (which I assume are in the paper versions). (