Jeremy Clarkson on the St. Nazaire raid

The St. Nazaire dock raid was an absolute genius operation. The balls to pull this off, sailing right into a heavily defended port and taking out a dry dock with a ship is unimaginable. Fiction could not better this plan.

U-boat commander Gunther Prein(U47) received the Knights Cross from Hitler for penetrating into Scapa Flow in 1939 and sinking the Battleship Royal Oak at anchor in a well executed raid into the enemies jaws. The gall of men like this to take themselves so deep into the enemies own backyard at great risk to themselves I can not even imagine.
 
BeaverMeat said:
I have always enjoyed British war stories. Those plucky Brits are so nonchalant and modest about their bravery and achievements. It always makes me chuckle and smile.

Thanks for posting. This documentary is the "real" Clarkson and not the "oaf-ish" Top Gear Clarkson. I see most people get turned off by his "inventions that changed the world: Gun" documentary, but that was a BBC production that called for "oaf" Clarkson. He had to please his employers. For the most part he is very Anti-nanny state.
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I found the "Telephone" episode to be a little light on the Canada content. We were given to understand in that piece that the telephone was invented entirely in Boston, which is not true.
 
LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
I watched his other story focusing on his father in-law, and Victoria cross winner Robert Henry Cain. It was quite good and also told a lot about the VC, what had to be done to receive one, and the history behind them. Also showed whats left of the original bronze cannon they are made from.
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Almost always seems to include it being apparent from the outset that a reasonable person would not expect to survive such antics, but the recipient goes ahead anyway if only to spite the enemy.
 
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