Blondie: The Life of Lieutenant-Colonel HG Hasler DSO, OBE, RM, founder of the SBS and Modern Single-handed Ocean Racing - Softcover
Blondie Hasler was the leader of the famous 'Cockleshell Heroes'. He designed the canoes which were used in the operation, he recruited and trained the twelve men who made up this most secret team and led them on their daring mission, code name 'Operation Frankton', to attack enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbor.
He was one of only two 'Cockleshell Heroes' who came back alive, the other being Bill Sparks, his partner in the cockleshell Catfish. His story is told by former Royal Marine, Ewen Southby- Tailyour. The story of how Blondie managed to make contact with the Maquis once he and Sparks had completed the mission is well worth a book in itself.
Although the book offers a new insight into the men that were the 'Cockleshell Heroes' Blondie Hasler was more than just a 'Cockleshell Hero'. Ewen Southby- Tailyour has been given full access to family archive material, which reveals Herbert George Hasler as an extraordinary figure who makes this one of the outstanding biographies of the year.
He was one of only two 'Cockleshell Heroes' who came back alive, the other being Bill Sparks, his partner in the cockleshell Catfish. His story is told by former Royal Marine, Ewen Southby- Tailyour. The story of how Blondie managed to make contact with the Maquis once he and Sparks had completed the mission is well worth a book in itself.
Although the book offers a new insight into the men that were the 'Cockleshell Heroes' Blondie Hasler was more than just a 'Cockleshell Hero'. Ewen Southby- Tailyour has been given full access to family archive material, which reveals Herbert George Hasler as an extraordinary figure who makes this one of the outstanding biographies of the year.
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Ewen Southby-Tailyour is a retired senior Royal Marine officer who played a leading role in the Falklands War. Among his previously published works are Reasons in Writing, Blondie – The Life of Commando Blondie Haslar of Cockershall Heroes fame and HMS Fearless (all with Pen and Sword).
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- PublisherLeo Cooper
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0850529506
- ISBN 13 9780850529500
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- Number of pages432
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, flat uncreased spine, clean tight & square, 412 pages plus 16 pages of b & w photos, Near Fine condition. "Commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1932, Blondie Hasler was soon to make his mark as a sailor & fighting man. In Norway 1940 his efforts were rewared with the OBE, a Mention in Dispatches & the Croix de Guerre. His original tactical ideas & leadership were tested spectaculary in 1942 at Bordeaux in the legendary Cockleshell Heroes raid. After his sucdessful escape, his skills were put to use training special forces in Ceylon & he was responsible for setting up the Special Boat Service before retiring with ill health." Check out the scans. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 011348
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