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UNINA9910460755003321 |
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Lucas James |
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Kommando : German special forces of World War Two / / James Lucas ; foreword by Robert Kershaw |
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London, [England] : , : Frontline Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4738-3461-9 |
1-4738-3637-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (266 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Commando operations - Germany |
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Germany History 1933-1945 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Robert Kershaw; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Ground Forces; 1. The Abwehr and Special Unit Brandenburg; 2. Pretext for War: SD operations in August 1939; 3. The Bluff that Worked: Brandenburg in Holland, May 1940; 4. Vertical Envelopment: Eben Emael, May 1940; 5. Interdiction: Brandenburg in Belgium, May/June 1940; 6. Barbarossa: Brandenburg in the opening phases of the war against the Soviet Union, 1941; 7. Deep Penetration: Brandenburg in Africa and the Parachute Engineer Battalion in Tunisia |
8. Skorzeny: The Mussolini rescue mission9. Excision: The SS Parachute Battalion attack on Tito's Headquarters, 1944; 10. Unexpected Offensive: Special Forces in the Ardennes, December 1944; 11. The End of the Special Forces; Part Two: The Navy's Special Forces; 1. The K Men; 2. Human Torpedoes and Midget Submarines; 3. Explosive Motor-Boats and Frogmen; Part Three: Luftwaffe Special Forces; 1. Defending the Skies of the Reich; 2. Falcons and Fledglings; 3. Sonderkommando Elbe; 4. KG200; Part Four: 'Political' Special Forces; 1. Pensioners and Children; 2. Werewolf in the West |
3. Werewolf in the East4. The Freikorps; Conclusion; Appendices; 1. |
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Glossary; 2. Brandenburg Operations, 1939-1945; Select Bibliography; Index |
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