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ASHDOWN, Paddy. A Brilliant Little Operation: The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of WW2. xxvii, 420p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Aurum, 2012. ISBN: 9781845137014.The seventieth anniversary of the raid is marked with yet another definitive account. In this case Lord Ashdown is a former member of the SBS and writes fluently and using new sources.
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The Royal Navy; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes);
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DOWNTON, Roger & DOWNTON, Sandra. In War Heroes Wake. 144p., illus. Poole: Traveller's Joy Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 0955016606.The story of the raid intermingled with the authors attempts to retrace the journey of the raiders by canoe.
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The Royal Navy; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes);
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LYMAN, Robert. Operation Suicide: The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid. xxii, 346 p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Quercus, 2012. ISBN: 9780857382405.From a respected historian this claims to be the first full account of the raid for fifty years.
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The Royal Navy; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes);
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REES, Quentin. Cockleshell Heroes: The Final Witness. 320p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: Amberley, 2010. ISBN: 184868861X.
Claims to be the definitive account of the mission. Republished in 2013 by Amberley to mark the 75th anniversary of the raid with the new sub-title, The Definitive History (ISBN: 9781445616898).
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The Royal Navy; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes);
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SPARKS, William. Cockleshell Commando. [x], 146p., illus., index. Barnsley: Cooper, 2003. ISBN: 0850522978.There is a brief account of the famous raid on Bordeaux, including an appendix giving a contemporary German view of the raid. However the bulk of the book is made up of his memoirs of service with the SBS in the Aegean and his post-war career in the Malayan police and in retirement. A lively memoir. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2009.
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The Royal Navy; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes);
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SPARKS, William, with MUNN, Michael. The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes: A World War Two Memoir. 152p., illus. London: Cooper, 1992. ISBN: 0850522978.Sparks joined the Marines in 1939 and spent two years on Renown. After a spell of illness and the death of his brother on Naiad he joined the Commandos. He was in the cockle with the leader of the raid on Bordeaux Harbour, Major Hasler. The raid and their escape to Spain are described.
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The Royal Navy; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes);
Abbreviations | |
AHR | American Historical Review |
Alb | Albion |
alt | alternate |
Am Nep | American Neptune |
AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
ASLIB | Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux |
BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
comp | Compiled by |
DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
EcHR | Economic History Review |
ed | editor or edited by |
EnHR | English Historical Review |
HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
His Res | Historical Research |
His Tod | History Today |
Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
IHR | International History Review |
intro | introduction |
J Am His | Journal of American History |
J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
JBS | Journal of British Studies |
J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
J Wor His | Journal of World History |
MM | Mariner's Mirror |
Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
NMM | National Maritime Museum |
Nav Rev | Naval Review |
NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
NIP | Naval Institute Press |
Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
P & P | Past and Present |
Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
trans | translated by |
UP | University Press |
USNIP | United States Naval Institute Press |
Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
War & Soc | War and Society |
War in His | War in History |
W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
WSS | World Ship Society |
RFA | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
NIP | Naval Institute Press |
RAN | Royal Australian Navy |