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Commando: Winning World War II Behind Enemy Lines

Door James Owen

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#322551-XB6
Titel
Commando: Winning World War II Behind Enemy Lines
Auteur
Owen, James
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : Abacus
Jaar van uitgave
2013
ISBN10
0349123624
ISBN13
9780349123622
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Commando is the first authoritative book on these formidable fighting forces of WWII for a general readership - out now in paperback

June 1940: As Britain's soldiers limped home from Dunkirk, a maverick Army officer was already devising a bold plan to hit back at the enemy. His idea revolutionised military thinking and changed the face of warfare for ever.

Relying on stealth and on raw courage, the Commandos brought to the battlefield the skills of the guerrilla. Trained by an unconventional band of experts, they made use of an extraordinary range of talents. Yet though they would win a heroic reputation for daring and endurance, the Commandos' creation was controversial and their early missions disastrous.

Weaving together official documents, new research and veterans' own accoun
... (Lees verder)ts, Commando reveals for the first time the exhilarating full story of WWII's most formidable fighting force.
Pagina's
413
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 9,00

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