War in the Aegean
Both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler wanted the Aegean Sea in 1943. The British prime minister saw an opportunity to force neutral Turkey into the Allied camp and tie up German forces as the war in Europe gained speed, while the Nazi leader wanted to keep Turkey neutral and maintain Germany's foothold in the Mediterranean and Greece. The conflict came to a head with British naval and amphibious assaults, primarily on the islands of Cos and Leros, and culminated in a German victory
eBook, English, 2008
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., Mechanicsburg, 2008
Military history
1 online resource (321 pages)
9780811746373, 0811746372
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Cover
Front Matter
Contents
Introduction to the 1974 Edition vii
Introduction to the Revised American Edition xi
Note on the Dodecanese Islands xiii
Chapter 1 A Lesson Learned? 1
Chapter 2 Strategy, Plans, and Preparations 15
Chapter 3 The Commitment Made 31
Chapter 4 Point and Counterpoint 51
Chapter 5 Cos Occupied 67
Chapter 6 Cos Overrun 93
Photo Section 115
Chapter 7 Simi Lost
Leros Reprieved 131
Chapter 8 "The Wine Dark Sea" 151
Chapter 9 Prelude to Disaster 181
Chapter 10 Battle in the Balance 209
Chapter 11 Typhoon Triumphant 227
Chapter 12 The End of the Campaign 249
Epilogue 255
Appendix A: Ships under Royal Navy Control 271
Appendix B: British and Allied Ships Sunk and Damaged 274
Appendix C: Store-Carrying to Leros by Submarines 276
Appendix D: Allied Air Forces 277
Appendix E: Order of Battle of X Fliegerkorps on September 30, 1943 278
Appendix F: Air Attacks on Leros, September 26 to October 31 280
Appendix G: Italian Army Units in Place on September 8, 1943 281
Notes 283
Glossary 287
Bibliography 289
Index 291
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