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Kemp, Ross

 
9781780890555: Raiders: World War Two True Stories
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1780890559 ISBN 13 : 9781780890555
Editeur : Century, 2012

Synopsis

Six raids that changed the course of history.

Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto.

Operation Archery: the first true combined operation carried out by all three British forces. THis successful raid persuaded Hitler that the Allies were planning a full scale invasion.

Operation Biting: a cross-Channel raid into France that was the first major attack by the British Airborne Division and its first battle honour.

Operation Gunnerside: a dramatic demolition assault on Hitler's atomic bomb plant in Norway.

Operation Chariot: 'the greatest raid of all': the British amphibious attack on the Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France.

Operation Deadstick: the story of the first Allies into the fray on D-Day, tasked with seizing and holding two bridges to prevent an armoured German counter-attack.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ross Kemp is an investigative journalist, receiving international recognition for his critically acclaimed and BAFTA award-winning documentary series on Afghanistan, Gangs and Africa, as well as his hit series Extreme World. Ross has spent time on the front line in Afghanistan with 1 Royal Anglian, 16 Air Assault and 45 Commando. He lives in London.

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Éditeur
Century
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1780890559
ISBN 13 
9781780890555
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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