Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Operation Frankton

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  1. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    0:01Why Frankton resists a simple screen treatmentNotable Point
  2. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    2:31Operation Frankton under the Commando OrderChapter
  3. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    10:35Why Bordeaux's blockade runners matteredChapter
  4. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    41:39Bill Sparks survives the raid and the bureaucracyChapter
  5. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    56:10Kayak loads, weapons, and raiding teamsChapter
  6. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:00:00Sea conditions break up the kayak forceChapter
  7. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:02:38Stealth gets four kayaks past a river checkpointNotable Point
  8. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:05:06The surviving kayaks reach BordeauxChapter
  9. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:07:20Why the Sperrbrecher was a difficult limpet-mine targetNotable Point
  10. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:09:17Crayfish adapts when the assigned docks are emptyChapter
  11. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:11:29Frankton's material and port effectsNotable Point
  12. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:15:25Resistance reputation shaped the survivors' escape storyNotable Point
  13. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:17:53The Commando Order was a written war crimeChapter
  14. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:21:34What is known - and uncertain - about the raiders' deathsChapter
  15. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:24:51Was Operation Frankton worth its cost?Chapter
  16. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:28:25High-risk orders also burden the commandersNotable Point
  17. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    1:30:40Why simply enlarging the raid might have failedNotable Point
  18. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    15:00Operation Frankton's cost and strategic resultChapter
  19. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    19:48Combined Operations assembles the raidChapter
  20. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    40:10How the canoe believed to be Cashalot survivedNotable Point
  21. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    53:36Hasler's Norway decorations and the limits of his service recordNotable Point
  22. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:02:29Why Hasler received a DSO rather than a Victoria CrossNotable Point
  23. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:05:11Reading Bill Sparks's memoir with care over datesNotable Point
  24. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:06:09Bill Sparks survives the raid and its bureaucracyChapter
  25. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:15:14Dick Raikes's route from Warspite to submarine commandChapter
  26. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:21:12A closer canoe launch required precise navigation around RAF minesNotable Point
  27. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:25:45Raikes objected to leaving the raiders an overland escapeNotable Point
  28. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:35:19Five canoe teams launch from HMS TunaChapter
  29. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:39:44Rough seas and captures reduce five canoes to twoChapter
  30. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:42:31A personal comparison with five-foot seasQ&A
  31. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:48:07The tide delays the final attackChapter
  32. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:50:30Catfish and Crayfish mine six shipsChapter
  33. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:50:47Why a Sperrbrecher was a difficult limpet-mine targetNotable Point
  34. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:55:12Sunk and damaged ships disrupt Bordeaux and BassensChapter
  35. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    2:04:04Mary Lindell arranges Hasler and Sparks's escapeChapter
  36. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    2:08:26The Commando Order condemns captured MarinesChapter
  37. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    2:28:24The raiders knew capture meant deathNotable Point
  38. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    2:39:56Why the attacked ships' origins remain uncertainQ&A