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Commandos in Exile: The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945
by Van Der Bijl, Nicholas
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1844157903
- ISBN 13
- 9781844157907
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About This Item
Pen and Sword Military, 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 226 pages indexed. Clean book with square tight binding and white pages. Dust jacket is also Near Fine in a mylar covering. Formed from members of Free Forces who had escaped from German occupation, 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando was one of the most unusual units in WW2. All members had to pass the Green Beret commando course at Achnacarry in Scotland and the book begins by describing this training. With no less than six national troops, plus X Troop drawn from exiled Jews, 10 Commando never fought as an entity but loaned troops for specific operations, such as One Troop (French) taking part in the Dieppe Raid, 2 Troop (Dutch) fighting at Arnhem, 5 Troop (Norwegian) raiding the Lofoten Islands etc. At other times groups played a key intelligence role questioning POWs, translating captured documents, conducting reconnaissance patrols and intelligence gathering on the D-Day beaches. The history of X Commando, made up of escaped Jewish individuals is especially interesting. The book also reviews the growth of post-war national Commando forces.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-206) and index.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024064
- Title
- Commandos in Exile: The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945
- Author
- Van Der Bijl, Nicholas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1844157903
- ISBN 13
- 9781844157907
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword Military
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 226
- Keywords
- military war history commando
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