Operation Title : sink the Tirpitz
Evans, Glyn L., 1944-2024
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred to Tirpitz as 'The Beast', and on 25th January 1942 he wrote, 'The destruction or even the crippling of this ship is the greatest event at this present time. No other target is comparable to it'. With these words the seeds were sown for Operation TITLE, an Allied mission to sink Tirpitz. Harvesting began on 19th October 1942 when the fishing boat, Arthur, sailed from Scalloway with a crew of four Norwegians, a six-man team of Royal Navy divers and two 'chariots' in a brave attempt to tame 'the Beast.' Arduous training of men, fine tuning of the experimental 'chariots,' and the determination of those who undertook this mission all combined in a contest comparable with the biblical tale of David and Goliath. In this case Goliath, in the form of Tirpitz, survived with, sadly, the death of one Able Seaman, Robert Paul Evans RN.
Main title:
Operation Title : sink the Tirpitz / Glyn L. Evans.
Author:
Evans, Glyn L., 1944-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2024.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399050197 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.545941940.545
LC class:
D772.T5
Local class:
940.545
Language:
English
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BRN:
3999611
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