McGreal's work tells the story in great detail... As a handy starter to these actions, it can hardly be faulted. For the regular battlefield tourist looking for something new on the way to or back from the Western Front, 'Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids' is an excellent addition to the itinerary.

The Long, Long Trail

..this work fills a significant gap in the series as it documents an operation that Winston Churchill called ‘the greatest naval feat of arms during the Great War’. On the eve oif St Georges Day 1918, the Royal Navy launched an audacious attempt to seal the outlet to Zeebrugge and Ostend harbours. Five obsolete cruisers and two Mersey ferried, supported by a flotilla of small craft, penetrated the impregnable defences while the Royal Marines and naval storming parties battled ashore in a diversionary attack. The whole thing was a bloody and costly affair for all involved, through the raid boosted national morale during a time of unrelenting bad news coming from the Western Front. No less than nine VCs were awarded for the Zeebrugge raids and two more for the Ostend raids. This book (published in 2007) is both extremely well written and very well illustrated and is worthy of being added to your Great War collection.
A classic in the making, 10/10

The Great War Magazine, May 2012