Dieppe Raid
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Oct 24, 2026
speaker_2HOST
Because eventually an invasion force of that magnitude is going to run out of bullets, fuel and rations.
speaker_1HOST
Unless they can do the very thing the Dieppe raid proved was impossible.
speaker_1HOST
Secure a deep water port.
speaker_2HOST
Exactly.
David BorysGUEST
Actually, Ian Fleming has a really great connection to Canadian military history.
David BorysGUEST
He was really involved in the Dieppe Raid, August 1942, which was a major disaster for the Canadians.
David BorysGUEST
But he was a real central figure in that, interestingly enough, trying to sort of create some sort of diversion to go sneakily snab an Enigma machine.
David BorysGUEST
David O'Keefe does a great book on it.
Alan WattSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You've got to look at reality at times.
Alan WattSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's like the Dieppe Raid.
Alan WattSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Dieppe was a big, big catastrophe for Canada.
Alan WattSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A raid on the coast of France.