Green Beach by James Leasor (1975, Book, Illustrated)

Why would you land in Dieppe in 1942? This port on the north beaches of Normandy has no sand, but large round rocks called "gallet" in French. Read about many facts, the Canadians, the first American Rangers, the hidden goals of the top-secret raid. I always wanted to read about this operation as my father was a teenager living in Rouen (capital of Normandie) and biked to Dieppe the day after the raid to inquire about his relatives. He told me about the down British planes that he saw and the dead soldiers. This book allowed me to understand the importance of this operation that for many was a failure, was it?
Read this book and you will judge.