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UNINA9910654589903321 |
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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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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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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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""novel enterprise,"" wrote Admiral John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence, required ""an officer with drive and imagination of the highest order."" He found one in Commander Ian Fleming. In Ian Fleming's Commandos, Nicholas Rankin tells the exciting story of a secret intelligence outfit conceived and organized by Fleming. Named 30 |
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UNIORUON00121674 |
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Autore |
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang : von |
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Divan-e sarqi / Goethe ; [tradotto da] Soja od-Din Safa |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Tehran, : Soqrat, 1328 H. [1949] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Soggetti |
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TRADUZIONI PERSIANE - Altre lingue |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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