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Dress Rehearsal - The Story Of Dieppe Paperback – March 15, 2007

by Quentin Reynolds (Author)

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Reynolds Press (March 15, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1406763721
ISBN-13: 978-1406763720
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 1 customer review
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Courage of 10,000

ByLee ArmstrongHALL OF FAMEVINE VOICEon March 31, 2008

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In 1943, Quentin Reynolds wrote this mostly nonfictional account of the British/Canadian Raid on Dieppe, France. Reynolds was a correspondent for Colliers Magazine covering the war. Hitler's forces occupied France. The assault on Dieppe was a dress rehearsal for what would later be the Allied invasion at Normandy to establish a permanent invasion of Europe. He outlines how the raid was designed to get Germany to withdraw military hardware from Russia to enable the battle on that front. Reynolds writes the book with numerous anecdotes about getting the job by buttering up contacts with pork chops and brandy. He gets an interview from General Mountbatten, Commander Combined Operations. Once on the ship, Reynolds writes intensely about navigating through the mined waters of the British Channel on board the destroyer Calpe. The personalities of the commanders are vividly portrayed as well as many of the men he encountered on the ship. Some of the names are fictionalized and some information such as on troop strength is left out to avoid giving too much information to the Germans during the conflict. The account of the battle, the interfacing of air coverage with ground assault, and then the harried retreat after some of the objectives were accomplished is gripping. We experience bombs going off on and near the ship, German aerial attacks, and water rushing into the galley. One attack comes as Reynolds is in a room with four other men. When the dust clears, he is the only one alive. Several chapters detail what were then new methods of plastic surgery and prosthetic limbs for the forces. The book is certainly a timepiece, but it highlights the courage of the 10,000 men sent to battle and the approximately one-third casualty rate. It is an interesting read of military nonfiction. Enjoy!

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