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Title: Good, Brief Synopsis of the Channel Dash
Review: This book provides a good overview of the Channel Dash--Operation Cerberus. The author shows how the Germans were able to slip their three ships through the Channel while a series of fortunate events helped keep the ships from being detected by the British. The book analyses the reasons that the Germans were able to proceed so far before the British detected them, including a series of fortuitous events where the British aircraft sent to reconnoiter the area were unable to search for a variety of reasons.The book was short, sweet, and to the point. It took this high risk operation and broke the various failures down to show how almost everything lined up for the Germans and handicapped the British. At the end, the author provides a brief look at the subsequent futures of these ships. This short book provides a good base for understanding the events surrounding the Channel Dash.
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