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Thanks Squawk 8888. This was posted another time, but I'm too lazy to see whether it's older or younger. |
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Posted on 08/19/2012 8:15:22 AM PDT by Squawk 8888
Date: Aug. 19, 1942 Time: 5 a.m. Location: A stone beach on the northern coast of France.
Operation: More than 6,000 Allied forces infantrymen attempt to penetrate a German stronghold.
Outcome: Unmitigated disaster. Less than six hours later, 60 per cent of the infantrymen were dead, injured and/or captured; 907 Canadians died.
Why the Allied forces allowed the poorly planned Dieppe Raid to move forward has been a mystery for decades - until now. Montreal historian David O'Keefe has solved the mystery and, in the process, has rewritten a defining moment in military history.
O'Keefe, a military historian by profession, is featured in the History Television documentary Dieppe Uncovered, which airs Sunday - the 70th anniversary of the disastrous raid. The documentary is produced, directed, written, edited and shot by History Television veteran Wayne Abbott.
It took O'Keefe 15 years to piece together what actually was intended to happen in the wee hours of Aug. 19, 1942. It is the stuff of spy novels.
(Excerpt) Read more at edmontonjournal.com ...
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Thanks Squawk 8888. This was posted another time, but I'm too lazy to see whether it's older or younger. |
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The video is now online- go to http://www.history.ca/video/default.aspx and scroll down to the link under “Featured Docs and Specials”.
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