Channel Dash 12 Feb 1942

[Jim Oxley]

Thanks for the heads-up Chris.

[Chris Goss]

Final edit coming to a close so should have a better idea of publication date soon. Extra 30 photos added

[Chris Goss]

First PDFs have arrived. I will admit the profiles of both the aircraft and ships are superb. 166 pages less index but including appendices. No doubt Chandos will be in touch about how and when to order

[Siko54]

Sounds great Chris and looking forward to this one very much - for anyone interested in the subject to wet your appetite while you wait for this book, the “We Have Ways” podcast has just done a mini series on the channel dash which was fabulous.

[Chris Goss]

Don’t know if know him Si but Ben Dando has written foreword. I would have been an ideal contributor to such a podcast…….

[Siko54]

Couldn’t agree more Chris - sadly despite being a paid up member of the Patreon for the podcast their team are unresponsive to suggestions/offers of help and it rolls on as a one/two man band for the main part. It’s a real shame as authors such as yourself could add so much more to their podcast which despite its many limitations is still my favourite…

[Chris Goss]

Book is off to printers imminently so keep an eye on the Chandos web site to pre-order

[Orwell1984]

I'm very much looking forwards to this

[Chris Goss]

Book should be available 31 July. Chandos website will have more details and how to buy. Pre-sales are already high so like KG 40 book which sold out twice in a very short period of time, if you want a copy don’t delay!

[Edward]

*NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS!*

‘Cerberus’ and ‘Thunderbolt’: The Kriegsmarine’s ‘Channel Dash’ and the Luftwaffe’s Triumph, 12 February 1942
(Chandos Publications - August 2026)
by Chris Goss
176 pages - hardback
£45.00

"I am pleased to announce the imminent release of our fantastic new title! Chris Goss returns to Chandos with his latest work, the result of many years research including many primary sources. New information is presented alongside superb colour profiles, maps and hundreds of photographs to tell the story of the ‘Channel Dash’ in a new and fascinating way."

Delivery of the book is expected in late August – you can pre-order now to reserve your copy. Your book will be sent when available.

"On the evening of 11 February 1942, following orders from Adolf Hitler, and under the codename ‘Operation Cerberus’ (Zerberus), the German Kriegsmarine, supported by the Luftwaffe, commenced an audacious operation. Having suffered RAF bombing raids on the completion of their commerce-raiding cruises into the Atlantic, three of the Kriegsmarine’s greatest capital ships, the battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser, Prinz Eugen, escaped from the Breton port of Brest in a daylight ‘dash’ through the English Channel bound for the ports of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel on the German North Sea coast. The operation was accomplished under a carefully planned and equally audacious air cover operation mounted by the Luftwaffe, codenamed ‘Operation Thunderbolt’ (Donnerkeil). The Luftwaffe committed nearly 300 fighter and bomber sorties to the operation, and despite fierce air combat engagement, involving around 675 sorties from RAF Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands, the Kriegsmarine and the Luttwatte justifiably claimed the ‘Channel Dash’ a triumph.

In this deeply researched, absorbing and gripping study, aviation historian Chris Goss presents the ‘Dash’ from the perspectives of both sides – and the results – drawing on contemporary accounts and documents, along with the most recent research and analysis. His narrative is complemented by hundreds of rare photographs, colour artwork and maps, and collectively resus in the most detailed and compelling coverage of ‘Cerberus’ and Thunderbolt’ so far published."

https://www.chandospublications.co.u...d-thunderbolt/