Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942

by Mark Zuehlke

Book Overview

With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France.

Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553658353
• ISBN13: 9781553658351
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"