Kommando : German special forces of World War Two / / James Lucas ; foreword by Robert Kershaw
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| Autore: |
Lucas James
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| Titolo: |
Kommando : German special forces of World War Two / / James Lucas ; foreword by Robert Kershaw
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| Pubblicazione: | London, [England] : , : Frontline Books, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.545943 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1939-1945 - Commando operations - Germany |
| Soggetto geografico: | Germany History 1933-1945 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KershawRobert |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. Glossary; 2. Brandenburg Operations, 1939-1945; Select Bibliography; Index | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Kommando |
| ISBN: | 1-4738-3461-9 |
| 1-4738-3637-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460755003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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