Achetez et telechargez ebook the cockleshell raid bordeaux 1942 english edition boutique kindle naval amazonfr. The cockleshell heroes raided nazi occupied bordeaux in december 1942 in operation frankton the cockleshell heroes target was the harbour complex in the city the port was very important to the germans as many merchant ships used it to supply the german army stationed not only in france but also elsewhere throughout occupied europe. The cockleshell raid bordeaux 1942 raid 8 by ken ford howard gerrard illustrator mariusz kozik illustrator 343 rating details 14 ratings 0 reviews by the end of 1941 germany was desperately in need of essential raw materials vital supplies from japan were shipped to germany by blockade runners using the port of bordeaux as their main base allied forces needed an . Most of what this reviewer knew about the 1942 bordeaux raid came from the very decent but dramatized 1955 movie starring jose ferrer and trevor howard the excellent the cockleshell raid is the rest of the story of a high risk raid by british royal marines deep into occupied france to attack a group of german blockade runners the cockleshell raid is an osprey raid series entry author