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Nov 5, 2013 · In less than six hours on August 19, 1942, nearly one thousand Canadians—as well as British and Americans—lay dead or dying on the beaches around the French seaside town, with over two thousand other Canadians wounded or captured.
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- David O'Keefe
The Dieppe Raid--the darkest day in Canadian military history--has been one of the most perplexing mysteries of WWII, when almost 4,000 Canadian amphibious troops stormed the small French port town, only to be ambushed by the waiting Germans, slaughtered, wounded or captured.
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- Vintage Canada
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- David O'Keefe
A review of One Day in August by David O’Keefe. The 1942 Allied raid on Dieppe was one of Canada’s worst military disasters: after less than a day’s fighting, 3,367 Canadian men (over two-thirds of the Canadians participating in the operation) were killed, wounded, captured, or listed as missing.
One of the most important Canadian non-fiction books we have published: the groundbreaking, thrilling, ultra-secret story behind one of WWII's most enduring mysteries, which fundamentally changes our understanding of this sorrowful event in Canada's past.
Dec 5, 2013 · One Day in August, by David O’Keefe, takes a completely different approach to the Dieppe landing. With significant new evidence in hand, O’Keefe seeks to reframe the entire raid within the context of the secret naval intelligence war being fought against Nazi Germany.
One Day in August: Ian Fleming, Enigma, and the Deadly Raid on Dieppe. Paperback – Aug. 4 2022. In less than six hours in August 1942, nearly 1,000 British, Canadian and American commandos died in the French port of Dieppe in an operation that for decades seemed to have no real purpose.
- David O’Keefe
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One Day in August reveals in full for the first time the “Ultra Secret” story behind one of WW2’s most controversial mysteries—and one of Canada’s most sorrowful moments.
- David O’Keefe
