Operation Title: Sink the Tirpitz [Hardcover]

The seven archival citations and excerpts from the National Archives, Kew, are most useful and to be applauded. -National Maritime Historical SocietyPrime Minister Winston Churchill referred to Tirpitz as The Beast, and on 25th January 1942 he wrote, The destruction or even the crippling of this ship is the greatest event at this present time. No other target is comparable to it. With these words the seeds were sown for Operation TITLE, an Allied mission to sink Tirpitz. Harvesting began on 19th October 1942 when the fishing boat, Arthur, sailed from Scalloway with a crew of four Norwegians, a six-man team of Royal Navy divers and two chariots in a brave attempt to tame the Beast. Arduous training of men, fine tuning of the experimental chariots, and the determination of those who undertook this mission all combined in a contest comparable with the biblical tale of David and Goliath. In this case Goliath, in the form of Tirpitz, survived with, sadly, the death of one Able Seaman, Robert Paul Evans RN. This book is a tribute to him and to all those who, undertaking similar dangerous deeds of valour, shared the same fate.Deeply researched and well-documented, this is a case study that will be of great interest to students of special operations in World War II.This tale of a naval commando mission is well told, including research into the fate of the crew, including Able Seaman Robert Paul Evans&The seven archival citations and excerpts from the National Archives, Kew, are most useful and to be applauded.GB