Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Now known as the greatest raid of all, operation chariot was an attack on the docks at st nazaire in germanoccupied france. Read st nazaire raid operation chariot1942 french coast by james dorrian available from rakuten kobo. Storming st nazaire the dock busting raid 1942 naval. Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients. It does an excellent job covering how the commandos were trained, organized, and picked for the mission. Includes civilians on board hms campbeltown when she exploded. The defences around st nazaire, especially at the mouth of the river loire were upgraded by the addition of a number of fixed gun emplacements of varying calibre. This is the first complete account of the british commandos dramatic.
The true story of the legendary raid on saint nazaire. He followed the same route to the commandos as my father and uncle. Generally regarded as a commando raid although the navy, who won three of. In early 1942, shipping losses in the atlantic threatened britains very survival. St nazaire raid ebook by james dorrian 9781783409723.
The year 1942 opened on the note of virtually unrelieved gloom. As a major submarine base for the germans, saintnazaire was subject to a british raid in 1942 and it was heavily bombed by the allies until 1945. The st nazaire raid or operation chariot was a british amphibious attack on the heavily. Looking for reliable information or news facts about ww2. It was decided that the campbeltown would be used to ram to dry dock and transport one group of commandos. While this raid has been covered in detail in a variety of other books, this latest edition of the osprey campaign series adds detailed maps and diagrams that help to make sense of a very confusing night action. St nazaire 1942 is an excellent narrative summary of the famous british commando raid in march 1942. It was an operation so heroic that it resulted in the award of five victoria crosses.
You also save by scrolling down to see the pictures of raid nazaire st nazaire on sale. It was an important strategic asset for the german fleet in world war two. Captain robert edward dudley ryder vc 16 february 1908 29 june 1986 was a royal navy officer and a british recipient of the victoria cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces. Operation chariot 1942 by james dorrian and reproduced by permission of pen and sword books limited. I contacted james dorrian recently, the owner of the website and author of amongst others storming st nazaire a great book and he emailed me today. Nazaire is james dorrians fascinating account of the british commando raid on st. Serangan st nazaire atau operasi chariot adalah sebuah serangan amfibi yang dilancarkan inggris kepada dok. Her vast size ordained that nowhere on the atlantic seaboard could she put in for refit or repair except the normandie dock at st nazaire. Commandos training in scotland in 1942 were a wasting asset so hq dreamed up a raid for them. Nazaire por james dorrian disponible en rakuten kobo.
I gave him the details that i posted on the forum earlier titled a commandos thoughts as they approached st nazaire with the story of my father and leading seaman patrick brady dsm and the. It was an operation so heroic that it resulted in the award of five victoria crosses and 80 other decorations for gallantry. Storming st nazaire the dock busting raid by james g dorrian. The numbers of german troops killed during the raid. Operation chariot the st nazaire raid 1942 part 2 warfare. The great commando raid campaign by ford, ken, gerrard, howard isbn. Things were already bad enough in europe then in february, came the fall of singapore and few had the foresight or optimism to share prime minister churchills view that ultimate victory was inevitable from the moment the americans entered the war. He is quite certain that the facts are as i stated them above, and in fact i have most of the information quoted above from his two excellent books storming st. The numbers of german troops killed during the raid are not known. Micky burns journey to the far side of tears the raid on st nazaire, published by murdoch books, sydney, and still available. Sep, 2016 in storming st nazaire, his first book on the raid, the webmaster has sought to make this distinction clear in a narrative based largely on his extensive series of interviews with most of the the then surviving veterans who really did achieve the impossible all those years ago. A biography of the naval commander at the st nazairre raid, who after a prewar career dominated by sailing ships he sailed home from china in a yacht built for the task and was the naval commander on the british graham land expedition, he had a fairly distinguished wartime career, which included the raid on st. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. Donald roy dso 21 january 1908 31 december 1997, was a british commando officer during the second world war.
Nazaire raid has not been covered in the detail warranted by its role in the. His award of the victoria cross was unique in that it is the. At this time, admiral karl donitz, the dour chief of germanys uboat force, was inspecting the concrete pens at saintnazaire. So he radioed saintnazaire, british naval force sailing on a westerly course. In early 1942, shipping losses in the atlantic threatened britains. St nazaire marks one of wwiis most daring raids army. Nazaire, by james dorrian online on bookmate the st. The st nazaire raid had been a success, but at a cost.
James dorrian the vast size of the german battleship tirpitz meant that nowhere on the atlantic seaboard could she put in for refit or repair except the normandie dock at st nazaire. Nazaire raid has not been covered in the detail warranted by its role in the evolution of special warfare tactics. In storming st nazaire, his first book on the raid, the webmaster has sought to. I also discussed this with the leading authority in all things chariot, james dorrian. The st nazaire raid, 1942 casemate illustrated book. Dorrian, james storming st nazaire, leo cooper, london, 1998 dunning, james it had to be tough, pentland press. Sep 15, 2006 discover book depositorys huge selection of james g dorrian books online. Specialised books for the serious student of conflict. It was written in the mid 1990s with the full cooperation of the members of the st nazaire society, the commemorative body established by survivors of the raid while they were still guests of the reich.
The life and times of robert ryder vc, richard hopton. Saintnazaire progressively replaced nantes as the main haven on the loire estuary. View basket storming st nazaire the dock busting raid 1942 has been added to your basket. The operation was undertaken by the royal navy and british commandos under the auspices of combined operations headquarters on 28 march 1942.
Operation chariot the st nazaire raid 1942 part 2 posted on thursday 28th march 20 a gift horse for troy extracted from saint nazaire operation chariot 1942 by james dorrian and reproduced by permission of pen and sword books limited. I have spoken with jim dorrian, author of the excellent book storming st. Sacrifice at saintnazaire naval history magazine april 2017. He became a conservative member of parliament after retiring from the navy. Nazaire raid has not been covered in the detail warranted by its role in the evolution of special warfare tactic. The operation was undertaken by the royal navy and british commandos under the auspices of combined operations head. Readers of this site interested in the raid on st nazaire may wish to know of my 2009 book commando to colditz. The gripping story of the dockbusting raid march, 1942 special warfare series at. The mission was a formative step in the building of a special operations capability for the allies, and a painful lesson learned in combined operations. More ebooks visit this site to search read and download full ebook. Embarked on hms campbeltown he was reported missing after the raid but later found to have been taken prisoner and transported to stalag 344 at lamsdorf, poland. Nazaire in france, the only drydock in europe capable of servicing hitler. Thomas frank durrant vc 17 october 1918 28 march 1942 was a soldier in the british army during the second world war and a posthumous english recipient of the victoria cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces. That was the thinking behind operation chariot, as the plan to blow up the dock was codenamed.
The st nazaire raid or operation chariot was a british amphibious attack on the heavily defended normandie dry dock at st nazaire in germanoccupied france during the second world war. Of the 622 men of the royal navy and commandos who took part in the raid, only 228 men returned to england. With jeremy clarkson, corran purdon, bob wright, james dunning. In storming st nazaire, his first book on the raid, the webmaster has sought to make this distinction clear in a narrative based largely on his extensive series of interviews with most of the the then surviving veterans who really did achieve the impossible all those years ago. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past. It tells the story of captain micky burn, 2 commando pictured.
Books if youre interested in any of the 300 books listed below, or any other book, just click on the abebooks link, type or copy and paste the title and or author into the abebooks search box and click. Sacrifice at saintnazaire naval history magazine april. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. St nazaire raid wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Find the best value deals for raid nazaire st nazaire and save today. Ryder explicitly mentions mls 298 and 446 as having the task to torpedo enemy craft interfering from astern, so i assumed that they would have torpedos, but the most recent book, james dorrians storming saint nazaire, gives the remaining torpedoes to exactly the same boats a ah did, i. Nazaire is a solitaire game from 1987 and based on the greatest raid ever. James dorrian has drawn on interviews with over 100 survivors, both british and german, to present this remarkable account.
On 28 march 1942, british forces launched one of the most daring operations of the second world war. Storming st nazaire, is based largely on original research. When he asked the port commander about defensive measures, the officer said a plan was ready, but he considered a raid unlikely. Situated on the west coast of france, the town of st nazaire was home to a dry dock that had been the largest in the world when it was built in 1932. Jeremy clarkson tells the story of one of the most daring operations of world war ii the commando raid on the german occupied dry dock at st. The gripping story of the dockbusting raid march, 1942. Nazaire is an excellent book about one of the most hazardous commando missions of world war ii, not to mention all time. Specialised books for the serious student of conflict great war books. In one of world war iis most spectacular raids, the royal navy and british. Into the jaws of death and millions of other books are available for amazon. The st nazaire raid or operation chariot was a successful british amphibious attack on the heavily defended normandie dry dock at st nazaire in germanoccupied france during the second world war. There are around 300 books listed on our combined operations books page. In what has been described as the greatest raid of all, operation chariot saw. The town was one of the most damaged in france during world war ii.
The true story of the legendary raid on saint nazaire robert lyman. There was also quite a good british film not a doco on the commando raid at st nazaire. The british plan was to ram an explosive laden destroyer into the normandie dock at st. A complete account of the rafs support role during the victorious command raid on st nazaire, march 1942. Enjoy reading free storming st nazaire pdf ebooks online now.