This is not just the story of what was perhaps the most daring raid undertaken by the commandos during the war, but it is also the true and remarkable account of a desperate escape by Marine Sparks and Major 'Blondie' Hasler across German-occupied France. For nearly three months, while they desperately sought assistance from the suspicious French Resistance and dodged German soldiers at every turn, Sparks and Hasler found themselves avoiding capture and certain death.
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This is not just the story of what was perhaps the most daring raid undertaken by the commandos during the war, but it is also the true and remarkable account of a desperate escape by Marine Sparks and Major 'Blondie' Hasler across German-occupied France. For nearly three months, while they desperately sought assistance from the suspicious French Resistance and dodged German soldiers at every turn, Sparks and Hasler found themselves avoiding capture and certain death.
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Add this copy of The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes to cart. $18.81, good condition, Sold by Military History Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Folkestone, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Leo Cooper.
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Good in card covers. World War II-Western Europe The author, Marine William Sparks, was one of the two men who survived the famous 1942 special forces raid on enemy shipping in Bordeaux. After the operation he and his commanding officer, Major H. G Hasler, spent three months with the French Resistance evading capture until they reached Spain. UL-XXXXXX. Softcover, 152pp, 8 ills.
Add this copy of The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes: a World War Two to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by AwesomeBooksUSA, ships from Wilmington, DE, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Combined Books.
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