The Cockleshell Heroes 1955
'They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"'
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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'They Called Them "Canoe Commandos"'
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Available in New Zealand on:
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