Anthony Rogers / Churchill's Folly The Battles for Kos and Leros 1943 2017

Description: Churchill's Folly: The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943 Author: Anthony Rogers Title: Churchill's Folly: The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943 Publication: The History Press, 2017 Description: Paperback. New softcover in matte printed wraps. 8vo. (6.14 x 1 x 9.21 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes bibliography and an index. 288 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New. In autumn 1943 the Italian-held Dodecanese was the setting for the last decisive German invasion of the Second World War - and the last irreversible British defeat. After the Italian armistice that followed the downfall of Mussolini, Churchill seized the opportunity to open a new front in the eastern Mediterranean, thereby increasing the pressure against Germany and hoping to provide an incentive for Turkey to join the Allies. Rejected by the Americans, it was a strategy fraught with difficulties and doomed to fail. Spearheaded by the LRDG and SBS, British troops were dispatched to the Aegean with naval units, but little or no air cover. They were opposed by German assault troops with overwhelming air superiority. Within 3 months, German forces had seized nearly all of the Dodecanese, which was occupied until the end of the war. Seller ID: 200157 Subject: Military , War The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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