Jonathan Boff

Operation Chariot succeeded because it was unthinkable

The daredevil raid on St Nazaire in 1942 destroyed its target and boosted British morale – but the courage and sacrifice involved were immense

HMS Campbeltown rammed in the dock at St Nazaire. [Alamy]
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  • The Greatest Raid: St Nazaire 1942The Heroic Story of Operation Chariot

    Giles Whittell

    Viking, pp. 263, £20

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