Cockleshell Heroes: The Most Courageous and Imaginative Commando Raid of World War Two
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Cockleshell Heroes: The Most Courageous and Imaginative Commando Raid of World War Two

C.E. Lucas Phillips
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In December 1942, ten Royal Marines launched a daring canoe attack on German ships lying in Bordeaux harbour - a hazardous and successful offensive, in which only two survived. This book tells the story of those cockleshell heroes.
Genres: HistoryWorld War IINonfictionMilitary FictionWarMilitary History
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