Zeebrugge

 
 

Zeebrugge : Eleven VCs Before Breakfast (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Barrie Pitt On 23 April 1918 British warships raided the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Their objective: to sink blockships in the mouth of the canal, stopping German U-boats from using it as a base. The men were all volunteers and knew they were unlikely to survive the storm of fire from the German batteries. They weren't wrong. The scenes in Zeebrugge harbour that morning made SAVING PRIVATE RYAN look like a playground squabble: not for nothing were eleven VCs awarded, not to mention 21 DSOs and 29 DSCs. It is the ultimate example of an heroic failure: the gallantry was unsurpassed, but the odds were too fearful. The obstructions were removed and the U-boats continued to operate that summer. This incredible story was written by Barrie Pitt at the height of his powers - a graphic page-turner that does full justice to a night of exceptional heroism.  Paperback from Cassel Publications

 

The Blocking of Zeebrugge - Operation Z-O 1918 (Raid) by Stephen Prince Paperback from Osprey Publishing 2010-

The Zeebrugge Raid 1918: The Finest Feat of Arms by Paul Kendall Paperback from The History Press

ZEEBRUGGE RAID, THE by Philip Warner Hardcover from Pen and Sword

Zeebrugge and Ostend (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Battle book, no. 31) by James W Stock Paperback from Ballantine Books

ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND RAIDS (Battleground Europe) by Stephen McGreal Paperback from Pen and Sword

Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918, The by Deborah Lake Hardcover from Pen and Sword

Zeebrugge - Learning from Disaster: Lessons on Corporate Responsibility by Stuart Crainer Hardcover from Herald Charitable Trust

The Keyes Papers. Selections From The Private And Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Baron Keyes of Zeebrugge Vol. 1: 1914 - 1918; Vol. 2: 1919 - 1939; Vol 3: 1939 - 1945. by Paul [Ed] Halpern Hardcover from Aldershot: Ashgate 1979 - 1982. (Navy Records Society)

The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge by Percy F Westerman Hardcover from Blackie

 
 

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