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Night Raid - The True Story of the First Victorious British Para Raid of WWII (Paperback, Digital original)
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Night Raid - The True Story of the First Victorious British Para Raid of WWII (Paperback, Digital original)
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The loss of British bombers over Occupied Europe began to reach
alarming levels in 1941. Could it be that the Germans were using a
sophisticated form of radar to direct their night fighters and
anti-aircraft guns at the British bombers? British aerial
reconnaissance discovered what seemed to be a rotating radar tower
on a clifftop at Bruneval, near Le Havre. The truth must be
revealed. The decision was taken to launch a daring raid on the
Bruneval site to try and capture the technology for further
examination. The planned airborne assault would be extremely risky.
The parachute regiment had only been formed a year before on
Churchill's insistence. This night raid would test the men to the
extreme limits of their abilities. Night Raid tells the gripping
tale of this mission from the planning stages, to the failed
rehearsals when the odds seemed stacked against them, to the night
of the raid itself, and the scientific secrets that were discovered
thanks to the paras' precious cargo - the German radar. Its capture
was of immense importance in the next stages of the war and the
mission itself marked the birth of the legend of the 'Red Devils'.
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