History Channel has been airing a very interesting doc on the Dieppe raid called Dieppe Uncovered.
The raid has always been shrouded in controversy but now new research puts an entirely different perspective on the reasons behind the raid and how just 17 minutes might have made all the difference between victory and defeat.
Montreal historian, David O’Keefe spent 15 years researching this story and was able to get access to newly declassified 70-year-old top secret British war documents.
In doing so, he uncovered an extraordinary tail of intrigue involving all levels of British intelligence and shedding light on the duties and contributions of famous British author Ian Fleming.
The British had been lucky in cracking the German 3-rotor Enigma machine at Bletchley Park their top-secret intelligence headquarters but the Germans had then confounded them by coming up with a new 4-rotor machine. The effects of the new secret codes were felt immediately by the British Admiralty as German U-boats laid slaughter to all in their path. The British needed to get their hands on the 4-rotor machine before they lost the battle on the seas.
Dieppe uncovered is the story behind the reasons for the raid full as it is of heroism and cunning, plans best made and plans undone by fate or bad circumstances.
Survivors of the Dieppe raid participated in the filming of the documentary and when first interviewed spoke with deep feeling about what they perceived to be a senseless slaughter. After being presented with new evidence indicating the raid indeed did have a purpose and one meant to save thousands of lives, the relief and vindication was evident on the faces of the Vets. If nothing else, this story has brought those brave men a sense of peace.
http://www.history.ca/
http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/Spies+Enigma+machine+James+Bond+creator+help/7110959/story.html
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/08/16/with-dieppe-uncovered-and-nerve-centre-its-all-in-the-human-details/
The raid has always been shrouded in controversy but now new research puts an entirely different perspective on the reasons behind the raid and how just 17 minutes might have made all the difference between victory and defeat.
Montreal historian, David O’Keefe spent 15 years researching this story and was able to get access to newly declassified 70-year-old top secret British war documents.
In doing so, he uncovered an extraordinary tail of intrigue involving all levels of British intelligence and shedding light on the duties and contributions of famous British author Ian Fleming.
The British had been lucky in cracking the German 3-rotor Enigma machine at Bletchley Park their top-secret intelligence headquarters but the Germans had then confounded them by coming up with a new 4-rotor machine. The effects of the new secret codes were felt immediately by the British Admiralty as German U-boats laid slaughter to all in their path. The British needed to get their hands on the 4-rotor machine before they lost the battle on the seas.
Dieppe uncovered is the story behind the reasons for the raid full as it is of heroism and cunning, plans best made and plans undone by fate or bad circumstances.
Survivors of the Dieppe raid participated in the filming of the documentary and when first interviewed spoke with deep feeling about what they perceived to be a senseless slaughter. After being presented with new evidence indicating the raid indeed did have a purpose and one meant to save thousands of lives, the relief and vindication was evident on the faces of the Vets. If nothing else, this story has brought those brave men a sense of peace.
http://www.history.ca/
http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/Spies+Enigma+machine+James+Bond+creator+help/7110959/story.html
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/08/16/with-dieppe-uncovered-and-nerve-centre-its-all-in-the-human-details/
