Dieppe - 1942: Operation Jubilee - A Learning Curve

by Stephen Wynn

On 19 August 1942, an Allied amphibious raid took place on the coastal town of Dieppe in northern France, when a force of some 6,500 infantry soldiers, predominantly Canadian, and supported by a number of tanks were landed by ships of the Royal Navy under a blanket of cover provided by the RAF.

The official reason for the raid was to capture the town's port, gather relevant intelligence, and destroy a number of coastal defenses, port structures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526714817
• ISBN13: 9781526714817
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages