Unauthorized Action
Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
by Brian Loring Villa
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On August 19, 1942, a mainly Canadian force left England in an attempt to seize the German-occupied French port of Dieppe--a mission that has been described as the largest raid in history. The result was a complete disaster. Here Brian Villa unravels all the complexities that led to it: the political interests in both Britain and Canada; the pressures placed on Churchill and the British Chiefs of Staff; and especially the vagaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was ultimately responsible as Chief of Combined Operations. As the first thorough examination of the disaster, the book is an important contribution to the literature on World War II.
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Unauthorized action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe raid
1994, Oxford University Press
in English
- New ed.
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Unauthorized action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe raid
1990, Oxford University Press
in English
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Unauthorized action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
1989, Oxford University Press
in English
- New ed.
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Unauthorized action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
1989, Oxford University Press
in English
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Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
1989, Oxford University Press
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Great Britain was under pressure from the Soviet Union and the United States to mount a second front in the west. The British military and political leadership of the day saw these sort of raids as an expedient means of launching attacks with minimal risks. The author placed responsibility (or blame) for the raid on Vice-Admiral Mountbatten. High-ranking military leaders chose to hold back and let Mountbatten take the blame if it landed in his lap as they were jealous of his promotion. The 1994 edition included new information showing that the raid’s decision-making process had been compromised.
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