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Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. "Tells the whole exciting story of how the Germans, influenced by the British X-craft attack on the Tirpitz and the Italian frogmen in the Mediterranean, formed what they called naval 'Kommandos' and used them in daring exploits against the Western Allies and the Russians in the later stages of WWII. The Kommandos not only operated as frogmen, but also they manned midget submarines and human torpedoes and piloted explosive boats by remote countrol." - dust jacket. 202, [6 ads] p. Black and white photographic plates. Illustrated endpapers. Former library copy with relatively few related markings. Above-average wear to original blue cloth. Binding intact. Spine leaning. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A worthy reference example of this fascinating WWII history. Enser p. 172 ; 8vo.