BTO 023 Desert Raiders: Axis and Allied Special Forces 1940–43

	Autor: Andrea Molinari Data publikacji: 2007-07-04 ISBN: 9781846030062 (1846030064) Wydawca: OSPREY Wymiary: 248 x 184mm Oprawa: miękka Liczba stron: 96 49.00 zł
	Ilość:
W przypadku braku książki w magazynie, czas realizacji zamówienia może wynieść 3-6 tygodni.

Opis produktu:
Opis w j. angielskim: "Although harsh and inhospitable, the North African theatre of World War II proved to be a perfect environment for irregular warfare and the deployment of Special Forces. With the outbreak of World War II, and following Italy’s entry into the war in June 1940, the Western Desert became the background for a long conflict dominated by motorised units. It was also a quite perfect background for unconventional forces of any kind, especially active in the depths of the ’sea of sand’ between Libya and Egypt. Four countries took part in this ’shadow war’: Great Britain, most successfully of all Although harsh and inhospitable, the North African theatre of World War II proved to be a perfect environment for irregular warfare and the deployment of Special Forces.Following Italy’s entry into the war in June 1940, the Western Desert became the background for a long conflict dominated by motorized units. The major combatants - Great Britain, Free France, Italy and Germany - all developed irregular units to exploit the unique conditions of the region with varying degrees of success. This book details the genesis, organization and tactics of these forces, including such famous units as the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Air Service. Contents * Introduction * Combat mission * Doctrine and training * Unit organization * Tactics * Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) * Weapons and equipment * Lessons learned * Chronology * Bibliography * Glossary * Index Abouth the Author: Andrea Molinari deals with the development and organization of these unique units, and examines how the conditions in North Africa affected the Special Forces of all the countries involved as unconventional units were increasingly used to fight in unconventional conditions in the depths of the "sea of sand" between Libya and Egypt. Accompanied by evocative wartime photography, comprehensive maps and detailed organizational charts, this is the first complete coverage of desert raiders on both sides of the war. With Dr. Duncan Anderson, Head of War Studies at the British military academy and leading military historian, acting as consulting editor, this book is a definitive analysis of the world’s first Special Forces.