Long Range Desert Group

Italy, Greece and the Balkans, 1944–1945

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

329 kr

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An account of the Long Range Desert Group's overlooked exploits in the last 18 months of World War II.Formed in 1940, the LRDG is best known for operating behind the lines during the North African campaign. However, it also saw significant service elsewhere. After having survived a disastrous British-led effort to secure the Aegean in autumn 1943, the LRDG, significantly smaller in size, deployed in 1944 to southern Europe and the Balkans. In the European Theatre, the LRDG was part of a major Allied effort to support local Partisans, being tasked with coast and road watches, intelligence gathering, ambushing enemy forces and generally disrupting enemy lines of communication.Drawing on unit war diaries and the narratives of those who were there, this is the previously untold story of the LRDG in the final 18 months of the war in Europe, with detailed accounts of behind-the-lines operations in Italy, Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece and Istria.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-02-04
Mått153 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt359 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781472876287

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Anthony Rogershas enjoyed a varied career. After serving in the Royal Marines, he was a freelance photojournalist, covering wars on three continents. More recently, he worked as a private security contractor. A keen military historian, he is the author of two books about mercenaries and other aspects of unorthodox soldiering and several books focusing mainly on the Long Range Desert Group and events in and around the Mediterranean during the Second World War.

Foreword by Christopher Lloyd OwenAcknowledgementsPrefaceGlossaryList of Illustrations and MapsIntroduction19441. New Beginnings2. Italy: Operation Jump: June 19443. Albania4. Yugoslavia5. La Palma and Kufra6. Istria7. Greece8. Ron Hill and Jim Patch19459. Yugoslavia10. Istria11. Mountain Training12. Farewell and Good LuckAppendices i. Operations: 1944–45ii: Officers and Warrant Officers on Arrival in Italy: March 1944iii. Officer Appointments: May 1945iv. Letter to David Lloyd Owen from Ron Hillv. Recommendations and Awardsvi: Operation Health Able RevisitedPrimary SourcesFurther ReadingIndex