Dieppe 1942: The Jubilee Disaster (1980) By Ronald Atkin
 
 A full account of the disastrous Canadian raid on Dieppe in 1942. Looks at the day from the Canadian, British, French and German sides.
 
On 19 August 1942, a disastrous seaborne raid was launched by Allied forces on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe. Why was such a raid ever undertaken? Because, with Germany operating deep in the Soviet Union, the Russians were urging the Allies to relieve the pressure on them by opening a second front in north-west Europe. At the same time the British Chief of Combined Operations, Rear Admiral Louis Mountbatten, was agitating for a practical trial beach landing, against real opposition, for his troops. In the face of this pressure, Churchill decided that Operation Rutter, a 'hit and run' raid on Dieppe, should go ahead. 
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
306 pages
In Good condition