Anthony Rogers: Kos and Leros 1943

Cover: 9781472835116 | Kos and Leros 1943 | The German Conquest of the Dodecanese | Rogers

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Beschreibung

This title is an illustrated account of the autumn 1943 battle for the Dodecanese, as Winston Churchill attempted to secure the Aegean islands in the wake of the Italian armistice. The occupation was a gamble intended to increase pressure against Germany and at the same time possibly provide encouragement for Turkey to join the Allies. Spearheaded by the Special Boat Squadron and the Long Range Desert Group, garrison troops were deployed to the Italian-occupied Dodecanese, but they were too late to prevent the Germans from taking control of the key island of Rhodes and its all-important airfields. An all-out German offensive followed. Air force and naval units supported a series of assaults by infantry and paratroopers, including specialist forces of the Division Brandenburg. Within three months, only Castelorizzo was still in British hands. Rhodes, Kos and Leros remained under German occupation until May 1945 and the end of the war in Europe. The Dodecanese would be Adolf Hitler's last enduring victory - and the last enduring British-led defeat.

Über den Autor

Anthony Rogers has enjoyed a varied career. After serving in the Royal Marines, he was a freelance photojournalist, covering conflicts across three continents. Latterly, he worked as a security contractor in Iraq, Afghanistan and West Africa. He has written two books about mercenaries and other aspects of unorthodox soldiering. As a keen military historian, he has also written several books detailing events in and around the Mediterranean during World War II.

Born and raised in Malaysia, Darren Tan grew up drawing spaceships, dinosaurs and the stuff of his imagination, which was fuelled by movies and computer games. Following a brief stint in 3D animation, Darren now works as a freelance illustrator, living in Singapore.

Zusammenfassung

The campaign has not been well covered in the secondary material dealing with World War II and this will be one of the few publications to tell the full story.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign
Chronology

Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign

Aftermath
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472835116
ISBN-10:	1472835115
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Rogers, Anthony
Illustrator:	Tan, Darren
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 182 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Anthony Rogers
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.08.2019
Gewicht:	0,306 kg