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Tragedy at Dieppe

Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942

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Tragedy at Dieppe

Yazan: Mark Zuehlke
Seslendiren: John Wray
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With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's 10th Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo", Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France.

Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944. But the Canadian public and many politicians were impatient to see Canadian soldiers fight sooner.The first major rehearsal proved such a shambles the raid was pushed back to the end of July only to be cancelled by poor weather. Later, in a decision still shrouded in controversy, the operation was reborn. Dieppe however did not go smoothly. Drawing on rare archival documents and personal interviews, Mark Zuehlke examines how the raid came to be and why it went so tragically wrong. Ultimately, Tragedy at Dieppe honors the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and died that fateful day on the beaches of Dieppe.

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Mark Zuehlke has painstakingly detailed the Canadian army’s involvement in World War II in his Canadian Battle series. Tragedy at Dieppe, the 10th book in the series is a chronicle of the raid on Dieppe in which Canada suffered greater losses than any other battle. Zuehlke was able to scour countless firsthand records that John Wray brings to life with his impassioned and journalistic performance. The writing truly gives an insider's perspective and the performance puts the listener right into the tragic events. Anyone interested in the history of World War II and one of its often overlooked and disastrous confrontations will find this audiobook informative and absorbing.
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Although familiar with the history of WW2 this was my first encounter specifically with the Dieppe Raid. The book provides the listener with a well thought out narrative. It’s written in an almost thriller style, the story building and building until it reaches its ultimate conclusion with the raid itself.

Overall an informative and very interesting book which also pays tribute to the men took part in an avoidable and ultimately unnecessary attack.

Very Good

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I’ve read quite a large amount on Dieppe as my great grandfather was the gallant brave Commando Pat Porteous. He won the VC at Varengeville. This is a brilliant book. Utterly detailed and perfectly balanced in terms of lead up to the battle/raid itself and the horrendous action thereafter. It’s clearly a book that comes from the heart and soul but never leans toward the over emotional but does underline unbelievable stories of bravery and stories of utter devastation. Bravo I say!!

Fantastic

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The sacrifices made on the beaches in and around Dieppe are mind blowing. Having visited Dieppe it is unbelievable that planners thought Op RUTTER or JUBILEE were achievable. A great book which leads the listener through the Operation in a chronological order giving many accounts if the men who fought on the day. Brilliant.

Planning disaster.

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What a wonderful book, recounting in detail the terribly conceived idea of invading Dieppe to test out the German defences and to try out the new tanks. What a farce, from start to finish, with the green Canadian troops being annihilated by the battle-hardened defenders. Bad times… but this raid should be remembered, so we can commemorate the brave soldiers who served, were injured, imprisoned and those who died. Very detailed and well read. Recommended.

A must-read.

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Skip to chapter 15 for when the action starts .
For about 3 hours before that it feels a bit slow and just realing of lists of the number of guns etc .
I wish i had read a review that said skip to chapter 15 that's why i wrote this one .

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