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Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
Author: Brian Loring Villa
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On 19 August 1942 a predominantly Canadian force sailed from England in an attempt to seize the German-occupied port of Dieppe—a raid that ended in catastrophic loss. Brian Loring Villa here provides the first thorough examination of the disaster, unraveling the tangled mix of political pressures in Britain and Canada, the strains placed on Churchill and the British Chiefs of Staff, the intelligence and operational risks, and the pivotal role and decisions of Lord Louis Mountbatten as Chief of Combined Operations to explain how planning, command and circumstance produced the failed Operation Jubilee.
Presented as an operational-history, archival-research study, the book is published by Oxford University Press (ISBN 9780195406795 / 0-19-540679-6) and features maps of the Dieppe operation along with operational diagrams and tables that clarify troop movements, support elements and timing. Its focus on Combined Operations headquarters, Anglo‑Canadian relations, high‑level command and control, and detailed documentary evidence makes it an essential contribution for readers interested in amphibious warfare, Canadian military history and the decision-making that shaped Second World War strategy.
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Book Title: Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid
Author: Brian Loring Villa
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0-19-540679-6
Type of book
Operational history
Archival research–based study
Theater(s) of war
Western Front
Channel coast / English Channel
German-occupied France (Dieppe)
Operations and campaigns
Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee)
Main nation(s) involved
Canada (primary assault force)
United Kingdom / Britain
Germany
Allies
Focus of the book
Dieppe Raid planning and authorization
Combined Operations Headquarters
Anglo-Canadian military relations
High-level Allied command and control
Intelligence assessment and operational risk
Key individuals / historical figures
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Winston Churchill
Weapons / forces / arms (only where clearly referenced)
Amphibious assault forces
Royal Navy support vessels
Royal Air Force support
Visual and reference apparatus
Maps of the Dieppe operation
Operational diagrams and tables
Thematic / descriptive keywords (content-verified)
Dieppe Raid
Operation Jubilee
Combined Operations
Canadian Army in WWII
Anglo-Canadian relations
Operational failure analysis
Military decision-making
Wartime leadership
Political interference in operations
High command responsibility
Amphibious warfare (European theater)
Second World War, 1939–1945
Dieppe, France – 19 August 1942
British strategy, 1942
Canadian military history
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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