On the morning of August 19, 1942, brave soldiers stormed the rocky beaches of Dieppe under a summer sky filled with promise—and death. Dieppe 1942: The Jubilee Disaster by Ronald Atkin is the harrowing story of courage, miscalculation, and loss.
What was meant to be a bold strike—part reconnaissance, part propaganda—became one of World War II’s most tragic lessons in amphibious warfare. Through vivid eye-witness accounts and rigorous reconstruction, Atkin leads us through the planning rooms, the air attacks, the stubborn defenses, and the breaking points where hope gave way to disaster.
This is a book about strategy—and its collapse; about duty—and the limits of valor. For students of war and all who seek to understand the cost of command decisions when everything is on the line, Dieppe 1942: The Jubilee Disaster is an essential chronicle.