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Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918, The Hardcover – April 4, 2008

by Deborah Lake (Author)
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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The Zeebrugge Raid is one of the most exciting small actions, not just of the First World War but in British history. The purpose was to counter the U-boat menace. Submarine attacks on Allied shipping caused great difficulty. The Admiralty claimed that the war would be lost unless the submarine attacks were curtailed.

Admiral Keyes proposed blocking the ports. At Zeebrugge, a diversionary landing on the Mole - an enormous breakwater - would divert attention from the blockships as they entered the harbor. The defenses were extremely strong. Surprise and daring were essential. Despite over 600 casualties, the attacks were a great boost to civilian morale in Britain. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded, eight of them for the Zeebrugge raid alone. Some recipients were chosen by the survivors, one of the very few times this has been done.
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    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen and Sword Military
  4. Publication date
    April 4, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0850528704
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0850528701
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"highly readable and well-illustrated narrative of a desperate action executed at the nadir of Allied fortunes on the Western Front when the question remained whether the army could win the war before the navy had lost it...provides an earnest introduction to an action of high adventure"
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“The use of first hand accounts is what brings the book vividly and grippingly to life as action is eventually joined and the cruelly depleted marines and seamen storm the Mole...Here we have a cracking read, very different from some more pedestrian analyses.”
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About the Author

Deborah Lake joined the Royal Air Force at the age of eighteen, and served in various locations around the world. She is a qualified pilot, and has also worked as an actor and has run her own business. Deborah is the author of numerous military books, translations and articles, as well as novels and dramas.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword Military (April 4, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0850528704
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0850528701
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Dwight Messimer
4.0 out of 5 stars The Zeebrugge and Ost End Raids, 1918
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2003
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This is by far the best account of the Royal Navy's attempts to block Zeebrugge and Ostend during WWI. Deborah Lake uses a tightly written, smoothly flowing style that makes this book a page-turner. Her criticisms of VAdm. Sir Roger Keyes for poor planning, her analysis of the exagerated battle claims made by both sides, and her evenly balanced analysis of the battle are excellent. Though her work is undoubtedly historically accurate, it suffers from the absence of a complete bibliography and her failure to cite her sources within the text. I infer from the text that her German sources came from the German navy's bi-weekly publication An Flanderns Küste, but I cannot be sure because no German sources are listed in her abreviated bibliography. She obviously did not use the captured German records found in the British Public Records Office, and the US National Archives. Had she used those records she would have found that the Britsh did in fact catch the Zeebrugge defenders completely by surprise. As it is, she dismisses that fact, asserting that the Germans were in fact fully prepared, which is the claim the Germans made in their post-raid propaganda. But it appears that she did make extensive use of Royal Navy records, which allowed her to draw well developed opinions--and support them--about Admiral Keyes failings as a leader. Her detailed analysis of Keyes' personality, attitudes, and behavior make this book an important contribution to the history of WWI.
Dwight R. Messimer, author of Find and Destroy: Antisubmarine Warfare in WWI, and Verschollen: U-Boat Losses in WWI, Naval Institute Press 2001 and 2002.
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Dudley Skaggs
1.0 out of 5 stars Unprofessional jargon filled conversation
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2013
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Well my wife always said you get what you pay for. I bought this book because it was only a dollar. It was not a good deal. This is a great subject and adventure that has been ignored by most writers for the past 30 years. I admire the authors attempt to revive the readers interest as well as her research. However either the editor was asleep or the book was rubbe stamped as edited. It is filledwith English jargon, pharses and slang which to a limited degree should be expected as it is afterall an English book. But to be written almost completely in this manner is unacceptable. The author wonders and does nt stay on subject and does not follow a logical pattern of progression. I felt as if I was sitting with a retired history teacher discussing the subject over tea. The auther claims to have done exceptional research yet I fail to see where any of it is incorporated into the text. This book should not have been published. At best one could consider it a manuscript waiting on a talented editor. Don't buy it or waste your time trying to read it.
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MR G L BULLARD
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2015
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Very Good Book. My Great Uncle was wounded there so very intrested.
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まげ店長
4.0 out of 5 stars WWIの奇襲
Reviewed in Japan on February 27, 2008
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私の好きな３大奇襲作戦。
　１）WWIIのディエップ上陸（失敗）
　２）WWIIのサンナゼール（成功）
　３）WWIのゼーブルッゲ＆オステンド（成功）

まさかゼーブルッゲ＆オステンドの資料が市販されているなんて...
洋書では他にもありそうでしたが、私はこの本を選んでみました。（直感）
非常に貴重な写真はモノクロで28枚！（よくぞ残ってました...）
作戦地図は２枚。
このレアな作戦はアレグザンダー・フラートン氏の「 奇襲Uボート基地 (海の異端児エバラードシリーズ) 」で題材にされています！
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