{"product_id":"the-greatest-raid-st-nazaire-1942-9780197627907","title":"The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive account of one of the most desperately heroic missions launched during World War Two. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March 1942, at perhaps the darkest moment of World War Two for the Allies, Britain launched a nearly suicidal raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire, which the German Navy was using as a dry dock for ship repairs (the \u003cem\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/em\u003e, the sister ship of the \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e, was scheduled for repairs there). Destroying it would hinder the U-boat campaign and force German ships to return hundreds of miles to home ports. The plan was for British commandos to attack the port and simultaneously to use an explosives-laden, American-built ship dating from World War One, the \u003cem\u003eCampbelltown\u003c\/em\u003e, as a gigantic torpedo, launching it into the docks. The first element of Operation \u003cem\u003eChariot \u003c\/em\u003ewent disastrously. The second proved spectacularly successful. The detonation of the \u003cem\u003eCampbellown\u003c\/em\u003e put the St. Nazaire dry dock out of commission for the war's duration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo be published on the 80th anniversary, Giles Whittell's book will offer the definitive account of the raid, which was undertaken by Royal Navy and British commandos, most of whom were killed or captured. \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Raid\u003c\/em\u003e provides a gripping and authoritative narrative of one of the most daring military operations ever undertaken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiles Whittell\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eBridge of Spies\u003c\/em\u003e (Broadway Books\/Crown), and \u003cem\u003eSpitfire Women of World War II.\u003c\/em\u003e He has worked as a \u003cem\u003eTimes \u003c\/em\u003e(UK) correspondent in Los Angeles, Moscow and Washington, was the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e' chief leader writer for three years. He is World Affairs Editor at Tortoise Media, based in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450408145170,"sku":"9780197627907","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76df0878-2305-49fa-b702-a40b41247eea.jpg?v=1729755000","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-greatest-raid-st-nazaire-1942-9780197627907","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}