The raiders : the army commandos, 1940-1946 /

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Author / Creator:Neillands, Robin, 1935-2006
Imprint:London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, c1989.
Description:xi, 242, [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1021540
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ISBN:0297794264 : £14.95
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 238.
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Summary:"In this book, the commando soldiers tell the story of their units - of No. 1 Commando's last great fight on the ridge at Kangaw, of 2 Commando at Salerno and rampaging through the islands of the Adriatic, of 3, the first Commando to be raised, storming ashore at Vaagso and Dieppe, at Termoli and D-Day. Then there is No. 4, taking Flushing on the coast of Walcheren in 1944, No. 5 in Madagascar and Burma, No. 6 fighting in North Africa and Normandy under Derek Mills Roberts, a soldier's soldier. Here, too, are tales of 7, 8 and 11th Scottish Commando, and Layforce, fighting everyone, including the Staff, to hold their own at Bardia, in Crete, on the Rommel raid, and on the Litani River. And then there is No. 9, which fought with such distinction in Italy, at Anzio, Orniro and Commachio, and No. 10, the Inter-Allied Commando, which contained troops from many nations, including Germany. ..."--Book jacket.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xi, 242, [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. 238.
ISBN:0297794264