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UNINA9910654589903321 |
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Autore |
Rankin Nicholas <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Ian Fleming's commandos [[electronic resource] ] : the story of the legendary 30 Assault Unit / / Nicholas Rankin |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-29698-5 |
9786613296986 |
0-19-978290-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (593 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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940.54 |
940.54/8641 |
940.548641 |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service - Great Britain |
World War, 1939-1945 - Commando operations - Great Britain |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - Great Britain |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Europe |
Intelligence officers - Great Britain |
Military intelligence - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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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 Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Maps; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prologue; 1 Day Trip to Dieppe, 1942; 2 The Godfather; 3 Technology and War; 4 The Philosophy of the Pinch; 5 Doing Deals; 6 The Commandos Get Cracking; 7 Mapping the Future; 8 Mayhem in the Maghreb; 9 Testing the Waters; 10 Invasion of the Islands; 11 Freeing the French; 12 Breakthrough; 13 Operation Plunder; 14 Getting the Goods; 15 Aftermath; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Index; plates; footnotes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1941, the United Kingdom faced its darkest hour: it stood alone against the Germans, who had chased British forces out of France, Norway, and Greece. All it had left were desperate measures--commando raids, intelligence coups, feats of derring-do. Any such |
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