Book description
A free sampler of Ross Kemp's Raiders: six true stories of
the most daring British operations of World War Two.
This sampler contains the story of Operation Judgement; believed to
be one of the most incredible raids of World War Two.
The full ebook and hardback will be available on 25th October 2012.
Six raids that changed the course of history.
Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of
World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian
fleet in Taranto.
Operation Archery: the first true combined operation carried
out by all three British forces. THis successful raid persuaded Hitler
that the Allies were planning a full scale invasion.
Operation Biting: a cross-Channel raid into France that was
the first major attack by the British Airborne Division and its first
battle honour.
Operation Gunnerside: a dramatic demolition assault on
Hitler's atomic bomb plant in Norway.
Operation Chariot: 'the greatest raid of all': the British
amphibious attack on the Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in
German-occupied France.
Operation Deadstick: the story of the first Allies into the
fray on D-Day, tasked with seizing and holding two bridges to prevent
an armoured German counter-attack.
Ross Kemp is an investigative journalist, receiving international
recognition for his critically acclaimed and BAFTA award-winning
documentary series on Afghanistan, Gangs and Africa. Ross has spent time
on the front line in Afghanistan with 1 Royal Anglian, 5 Scots, 16 Air
Assault and 45 Commando and is a patron of Help for Heroes. He lives in
London.
