Completed Critique Dieppe- Never Forgotten

[Colin_Fraser]

Thanx All
The whole process was a learning experience... from researching the raid to painting a subject that is way out of my comfort zone.

I just finished watching a documentary on the raid, "Dieppe Uncovered". Formerly top secrect files have been opened exposing the raid to have been a snatch and grab, or a pinch raid... to grab a German Enigma machine. The rest of the raid was a decoy operation so the 30 I.A.U. (Intelligence Assualt Unit under the command of Ian Flemming of James Bond fame) could loot the German Naval HQ in Dieppe. Seems like a noble reason for the raid but also a cold sacrifice of thousands of Canadians so a small Commando group might not get noticed... they never did land 30IAU in Dieppe. Their craft turned about after taking some shell damage.

They say the success of D-Day came from lessons learned at Dieppe... but even those valuable lessons came at a high price.

Be careful with such docs. My view is that a lot of them are History Channel (i.e those that brought us Swamp People and Ice Road Truckers because someone in one episode used the word "history" in a sentence) crapola efforts that are intended to present a dramatic thesis to attract fleeing viewership. I don't buy this as the base reason for a raid of that size.

Colin

 

[captnenglish]

Be careful with such docs. My view is that a lot of them are History Channel (i.e those that brought us Swamp People and Ice Road Truckers because someone in one episode used the word "history" in a sentence) crapola efforts that are intended to present a dramatic thesis to attract fleeing viewership. I don't buy this as the base reason for a raid of that size.

Colin

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pmfs]

I like Colin!

Pedro

 

[mil-mart]

Colin a great idea for a diorama, excellent composition and finish.

Cheers Ken

 

[ChaosCossack]

Hi Colin,
I've been sitting on the sidelines watching you work out of your comfort zone and seeing this one develop mate. You have done a great job and a fitting tribute. Get yourself a copy to read of "Green Beach" mate you will really enjoy it.
cheers
Richie

Thanx Richie, that means alot to me.
Do you know the author of Green Beach? It makes it easier for my librarian to to find the specific book. My "librarian" is an old guy that runs the small library at Sunnybrook Vet's Residence (where I work), he gets bored so I send him on quests for odd stuff and brings them in from sources all over Canada... he's even brought stuff in from the Royal Canadian Military College, the Canadian War Museum and the Military Archives... Thanx "Booker Steve"

 

[ChaosCossack]

Be careful with such docs. My view is that a lot of them are History Channel (i.e those that brought us Swamp People and Ice Road Truckers because someone in one episode used the word "history" in a sentence) crapola efforts that are intended to present a dramatic thesis to attract fleeing viewership. I don't buy this as the base reason for a raid of that size.

Colin

I hear that!
It was a CBC production I just found On Demand... I have never been one to buy what the liberal CBC is selling. Nothing of what they talked about was mentioned in any other reading I did. The "historian" narrator claimed access to newly released "Most Secret" docs and reports as the basis for his theory but it seems convienient that they turned up for his presentation. If there is any truth to what he's saying it only serves to piss me off... that Brit Naval Command would be so callous as to use Allies as cannonfodder so a ten man Brit AU can do a backdoor pinch operation.

Any TV production like this has to be taken with a pinch of salt for sure... though it is an interesting (if maddeding) theory

Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Jam

Thanx Richie, that means alot to me.
Do you know the author of Green Beach? It makes it easier for my librarian to to find the specific book. My "librarian" is an old guy that runs the small library at Sunnybrook Vet's Residence (where I work), he gets bored so I send him on quests for odd stuff and brings them in from sources all over Canada... he's even brought stuff in from the Royal Canadian Military College, the Canadian War Museum and the Military Archives... Thanx "Booker Steve"

James Leasor

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanx Colin.
Do you have this one in your collection?

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Actually I think I do somewhere. Read it years ago. I will have a look. If I do its yours - gratis.

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

You're a good man Charlie Brown... We can trade books for discs

 

[tiberius57]

Cool display, Colin! I'm sure I'll enjoy it Saturday!
See you there!
Cheers mate.
Zeno

 

[Ray Welshman]

All came together nicely, good luck at Ajax !

Cheers

Ray

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanx alot Ray... can always use some good luck

Cheers

Colin