They are led by third-year head coach Herm Edwards. The island's history is told in "Hidden Treasures of Herm Island" by Catherine Kalamis. There are no medical facilities on Herm and no resident doctor. The primary present language on Herm is English. In January 1943, Operation Huckabuck, a raid on Herm, was a failure. Once a week the boats would call into Herm and Jethou to deliver supplies. The residents in Herm are workers on the island and their families. A sea mine near Herm exploded and sank a fishing boat killing two. The German occupation of the Channel Islands during the Second World War essentially by-passed Herm. Occasionally German soldiers would travel to Herm to cut wood for fuel.