War in the Aegean: The Campaign for the Eastern Mediterranean in World War II

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Stackpole Books, 7. srp 2008. - Broj stranica: 320
First complete retelling of an important but little-known campaign. Eyewitness accounts from a colorful cast of German SS troops, British commandos, partisans, spies, Greek pirates, and more.
 

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Chapter 1 A Lesson Learned? 1
1
Chapter 2 Strategy Plans and Preparations 15
15
Chapter 3 The Commitment Made 31
31
Chapter 4 Point and Counterpoint 51
51
Chapter 5 Cos Occupied 67
67
Chapter 6 Cos Overrun 93
93
Photo Section 115
115
Chapter 7 Simi Lost Leros Reprieved 131
131
Ships under Royal Navy Control 271
271
British and Allied Ships Sunk and Damaged 274
274
StoreCarrying to Leros by Submarines 276
276
Allied Air Forces 277
277
Order of Battle of X Fliegerkorps on September 30 1943 278
278
Air Attacks on Leros September 26 to October 31 280
280
Italian Army Units in Place on September 8 1943 281
281
Notes 283
283

Chapter 8 The Wine Dark Sea 151
151
Chapter 9 Prelude to Disaster 181
181
Chapter 10 Battle in the Balance 209
209
Chapter 11 Typhoon Triumphant 227
227
Chapter 12 The End of the Campaign 249
249
Epilogue 255
255
Glossary 287
287
Bibliography 289
289
Index 291
291
Other Books in the Series
298
Back Cover
305
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O autoru (2008)

Peter C. Smith is a well-known authority on the history of dive-bombing and is the author of over sixty naval history books that are published on four continents. He currently lives with his wife and two Labradors in Bedfordshire, England.

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