The Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918

Name: The Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Deborah Lake
ISBN: 9780850528701

Deborah Lake

22/01/2002
Pen & Sword Books Ltd

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918 par Deborah Lake

Résumé

The raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend remain the most exciting small actions, not just of the First World War but in British history. The purpose was to counter the U-boat menace. Submarine attacks on Allied shipping caused great difficult and hardship. Surprise and daring were essential. Despite over 600 casualties, the attacks were a great boost to civilian morale in Britain. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded, eight of them for the Zeebrugge raid alone.