G'day everyone ...
Thought I'd let you know that, as part of the War And Remembrance programming on the TV over the weekend, I saw an amazing documentary entitled "Dieppe Uncovered" - and it's well worth a watch to anyone interested in WW2.
It details the lengthy research undertaken by a Canadian historian who, with recently released information that was previously withheld under the 70-Year Rule, has all-new insight in to the disastrous Dieppe raid of 1942, which cost the Canadians so much, along with the British.
More than that, I shan't say - as I don't wish to spoil anything for the you - but suffice to say, I think it's required viewing, the new evidence is compelling and very well researched, and it renders any previous books on the subject completely obsolete.
Here's the link to it:
http://www.history.ca/dieppeuncover...824&p=1&s=dd#dieppeuncovered/video/interviews
Scroll down below the trailer and you can see an interview with the producer - and if you click on the Special/Now Playing box, you can watch it in full !
You just have to sit through 2/3 commercials and you're away. Don't click and advance though - you'll have to endure 2/3 commercials again.
It's an hour and eight minutes very well spent.
Enjoy !
Thought I'd let you know that, as part of the War And Remembrance programming on the TV over the weekend, I saw an amazing documentary entitled "Dieppe Uncovered" - and it's well worth a watch to anyone interested in WW2.
It details the lengthy research undertaken by a Canadian historian who, with recently released information that was previously withheld under the 70-Year Rule, has all-new insight in to the disastrous Dieppe raid of 1942, which cost the Canadians so much, along with the British.
More than that, I shan't say - as I don't wish to spoil anything for the you - but suffice to say, I think it's required viewing, the new evidence is compelling and very well researched, and it renders any previous books on the subject completely obsolete.
Here's the link to it:
http://www.history.ca/dieppeuncover...824&p=1&s=dd#dieppeuncovered/video/interviews
Scroll down below the trailer and you can see an interview with the producer - and if you click on the Special/Now Playing box, you can watch it in full !
You just have to sit through 2/3 commercials and you're away. Don't click and advance though - you'll have to endure 2/3 commercials again.
It's an hour and eight minutes very well spent.
Enjoy !
