Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART ONE
1 Why the Raid was Planned
2 Preparations and the Attack
3 The Blockships
PART TWO
1 HMS Vindictive and her Crew
2 HMS Iris II and Daffodil
3 The Royal Marines
4 Submarine C3
5 The Blockships
6 Destroyers and Monitors
7 Motor Launches and Coastal Motor Boats
8 The Raid from various Standpoints including the Air
9 The Second Ostend Operation
Glossary
Vessels taking part
The Citations for the VC
Awards and Decorations
Casualties
Index

Admiral Keyes’ plan of the
British attack on Zeebrugge
appears on pages 2021