Storming St. Nazaire

James Dorrian

The vast size of the German battleship Tirpitz meant that nowhere on the Atlantic seaboard could she put in for refit or repair except the 'Normandie' dock at St Nazaire. Destroy that and the Tirpitz would be neutralized. Seen through the eyes of the men who took part in it, Operation Chariot resulted in the award of five Victoria Crosses.