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The Cockleshell Heroes

Here's a good piece on Operation Frankton in The Telegraph, including where the survivors are now, and how you can support the Memorial fund by contributing or by buying a limited edition print:

If you're not familiar with Operation Frankton, by all means read the article. It's a major piece of history in the world of folding boats.

There's also a new book about the mission from Quentin Rees, who previously published a book about the the development of the folding "canoes" used by the Frankton raiders and other commandos.n The new book is entitled The Cockleshell Heroes: The The Final Witness and it looks like a good one. I'm ordering a copy.

(Thanks to John Allsop for the pointers.)

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