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The Cockleshell Raid : Bordeaux 1942 by Ken Ford is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>By the end of 1941 Germany was desperately in need of essential raw materials. Vital supplies from Japan were shipped to Germany by 'blockade runners' using the port of Bordeaux as their main base. Allied forces needed an undertaking to interfere with the work of these lone merchant ships at the port, leading to the formation of plans that ultimately became known as the Cockleshell Heroes Raid, in which a unit of Royal Marine Commandos mounted a raid via canoes launched from a submarine. <br>
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ken Ford
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781849082600
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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