The Battle for Crete (Operation Mercury): An Operational Analysis: (Enhanced with Text Analytics by PageKicker) - Couverture souple

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9781608880423: The Battle for Crete (Operation Mercury): An Operational Analysis: (Enhanced with Text Analytics by PageKicker)
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ISBN 10 : 1608880427 ISBN 13 : 9781608880423
Editeur : Nimble Books LLC, 2013

Synopsis

In May 1941 the German Luftwaffe conducted the first purely airborne invasion of an island in history. Although German airborne forces would seize the island of Crete, their operational objective, the operation was accomplished at great risk of failure and at great cost in personnel and resources due to the flawed application of operational art. Operation Mercury was an operational objective of opportunity following unexpectedly successful operations in Greece and Yugoslavia. With only three weeks to plan and prepare prior to execution, improvisation and compromise would characterize the attack. Although the operation ended in the seizure of Crete, the cost in lives and resources would prevent Hitler from ever again risking his airborne forces in a major airborne operation. This case study reviews the broad strategic setting surrounding the operation and provides an analysis contrasting German planning and preparation with execution through an examination of the operational factors of space, time, and force.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In May 1941 the German Luftwaffe conducted the first purely airborne invasion of an island in history. Although German airborne forces would seize the island of Crete, their operational objective, the operation was accomplished at great risk of failure and at great cost in personnel and resources due to the flawed application of operational art. Operation Mercury was an operational objective of opportunity following unexpectedly successful operations in Greece and Yugoslavia. With only three weeks to plan and prepare prior to execution, improvisation and compromise would characterize the attack. Although the operation ended in the seizure of Crete, the cost in lives and resources would prevent Hitler from ever again risking his airborne forces in a major airborne operation. This case study reviews the broad strategic setting surrounding the operation and provides an analysis contrasting German planning and preparation with execution through an examination of the operational factors of space, time, and force.

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Éditeur
Nimble Books LLC
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1608880427
ISBN 13 
9781608880423
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
42
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