St Nazaire raid

[gazpode_l]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nazaire_Raid#Legacy
Wasn't there a film about this or a similar raid? :hmmm:

[Tribesman]

The Gift Horse?

[Gerald]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nazaire_Raid#Legacy
Wasn't there a film about this or a similar raid? :hmmm: Link tread,

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=180564

[Garion]

I think this may bit it, but not certain..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Horse-DVD-Trevor-Howard/dp/B000KDSJ64

Cheers

Garion

[bookworm_020]

The name of the ship was the name of my hometown, Campbelltown.

[Sledgehammer427]

Theres a book called The Greatest Raid Of All.

One of the best books I've ever read, and it details everything that happened in Operation Chariot.

[frau kaleun]

The name of the ship was the name of my hometown, Campbelltown.

Interesting story, that, I was just looking at the Wiki page on this earlier this week.

IIRC, the HMS Campbelltown was one of the 50 4-stackers the US provided to Britain before we entered the war. Was it named after your town? I assumed it was, because according to the Wiki the ship's bell was rescued during the raid and eventually given to the town, then loaned back to the RN for use on the new HMS Campbelltown that was launched 40+ years later.

[TLAM Strike]

@RN: The Lease part of Lend Lease means we get is back in the end you jerks!

:O:

[Gargamel]

@RN: The Lease part of Lend Lease means we get is back in the end you jerks!

:O:

I think LEND covers that too! Guess they're still pissed about the tea.


@OP, Laughing swordfish did a very interesting point of view bit about this in his story up in the SH3 Forum. Good read to BTW. I've been meaning to learn more about this raid, I'll have to check out these links.

[Sailor Steve]

I@OP, Laughing swordfish did a very interesting point of view bit about this in his story up in the SH3 Forum.
A pox on you and your house! I was reading through this thread, eager to post just that! :damn:

Good job though. LS's version is a masterwork. :D

[papa_smurf]

Jeremy Clarkson (off Top Gear) did a program about this a while ago on BBC2 called "The greatest raid of all". Heres the program in 6 parts:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axHjSxFyfuo

[fred8615]

There's also this movie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_the_Iron_Coast

[Jimbuna]

The St. Nazaire Society....a very good site IMHO:

http://www.stnazairesociety.org/Pages/index.html

[bookworm_020]

Interesting story, that, I was just looking at the Wiki page on this earlier this week.

IIRC, the HMS Campbelltown was one of the 50 4-stackers the US provided to Britain before we entered the war. Was it named after your town? I assumed it was, because according to the Wiki the ship's bell was rescued during the raid and eventually given to the town, then loaned back to the RN for use on the new HMS Campbelltown that was launched 40+ years later.

Different Campbelltown! My Campbelltown is in Australia and is famous for having a ghost that helped solve it's own murder!