Cockleshell Heroes - Tapa blanda

In October 1942, Chief of Combined Operations, Vice-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, unveiled the outline plan for 'Operation Frankton' - destined to become one of the bravest, most courageous and imaginative raids of the entire war. By December 1942 the plan was put into action. Ten Royal Marines launched a daring attack by canoe on enemy shipping lying in the harbour of Bordeaux - a hazardous and successful offensive which only two survived. 'As a story of human courage, the story of the Cockleshell Heroes will live for generations' Manchester Evening News 'A legendary wartime exploit...the outstanding commando raid of the war. You can't stop reading' Observer

In December 1942, 10 Royal Marines lauched a daring canoe attack on German ships lying in Bordeaux harbour - a harzardous and successful offensive, in which only two survived. This book tells the story of those "cockleshell heroes".