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UNINA9910797142303321 |
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Alexiades Platon |
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Target Corinth Canal : 1940-1944 : Mike Cumberlege and the attempts to block the Corinth Canal / / Platon Alexiades |
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Barnsley, England : , : Pen & Sword Military, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-4738-5955-7 |
1-4738-5956-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Greece - Corinth Canal |
Corinth Canal (Greece) History 20th century |
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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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Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; Prologue; Chapter 1: Greece and the Corinth Canal; Chapter 2: The navy and the Mediterranean 1940; Chapter 3: Soe in Greece; Chapter 4: The Corinth Canal and the dodecanese islands; Chapter 5: The British intervention in Greece; Chapter 6: First attempt; Chapter 7: The Canal is Seized; Chapter 8: Retreat and Recriminations; Chapter 9: The Royal Air Force Attempts; Chapter 10: Clandestine Work for Mi9; Chapter 11: The Greek Resistance; Chapter 12: The Corinth Canal and the Battle of el Alamein; Chapter 13: new plans: Thurgoland and Locksmith |
Chapter 14: operation LOCKSMITHChapter 15: Capture; Chapter 16: double-Cross Attempt; Chapter 17: Apollo and the don Stott episode; Chapter 18: last Attempt: The Germans; Chapter 19: Sachsenhausen; Chapter 20: Fate and Justice; Chapter 21: Conclusion; epilogue; Appendix A: Abbreviations, pseudonyms and Codenames; Appendix B: personalities; Appendix C: Traffic in Corinth Canal from 16 May to 22 June 1941; Appendix d: Traffic in Corinth Canal from June 1942 to 7 August 1942; Appendix e: Use of the Corinth Canal by U-boats; Appendix F: The Cairo questionnaire concerning the Corinth Canal |
Appendix G: Schemes proposed by Major TsigantesAppendix h: limpets and naval Sabotage in the Second World War; Appendix i: Ships sunk or damaged by Soe and Greek saboteurs; Appendix J: The Kiel Canal; |
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