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Commandos in Exile: The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#331916-VE30
Titel	Commandos in Exile: The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945
Auteur	Bijl, Nick van der
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley : Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	1844157903
ISBN13	9781844157907
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Formed from members of Free Forces who had escaped from German occupation, 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando was one of the most unusual units in WW2. All members had to pass the Green Beret commando course at Achnacarry in Scotland and the book begins by describing this training. With no less than six national troops, plus X Troop drawn from exiled Jews, 10 Commando never fought as an entity but loaned troops for specific operations, such as One Troop (French) taking part in the Dieppe Raid, 2 Troop (Dutch) fighting at Arnhem, 5 Troop (Norwegian) raiding the Lofoten Islands etc. At other times groups played a key intelligence role questioning POWs, translating captured documents, conducting reconnaissance patrols and intelligence gathering on the D-Day beaches. The history of X Commando, made ... (Lees verder)up of escaped Jewish individuals is especially interesting. The book also reviews the growth of post-war national Commando forces.
Pagina's	226
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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