Description: On August 19, 1942, 5,000 Canadian, 1,000 British, 50 American and 24 French troops attacked Dieppe, France. This was Operation Jubilee, World War II's first large amphibious operation. The Allies had hundreds of vessels, Churchill tanks, Commandos, Spitfires, Hurricanes, P-51 Mustangs, B-17s, Typhoons, etc. They expected an easy win. However, they met S-boats, determined German troops and hundreds of Luftwaffe aircraft including superb FW-190s, Stukas, Me-109s, Ju-88s, Do-217s and He-111s, flak and artillery. The sky flooded with aircraft, making it the Western Front's biggest air battle. Germany's pilots were superb. Though outnumbered, they shot down over 100 Allied aircraft. In hours, the landing Canadians had a massive defeat, losing five out of six men and all their tanks. But the lessons learned at Dieppe saved 10 times as many lives at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. "Disaster at Dieppe" is a well-illustrated fast read. 167 pages, 9"" x 6"", 66 photos and maps.
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EAN: 9781387374144
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Book Title: Disaster at Dieppe: World War II's Little D-Day by
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Publisher: Lulu.Com
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2017
Number of Pages: 166 Pages
Publication Name: Disaster at Dieppe: World War Ii's Little D-Day
Language: English
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 249 g
Author: Narayan Sengupta
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
