CHURCHILL'S FOLLY by Roger, Anthony ISBN 0304361518
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Drawing on British, German, and Italian sources and using graphic eyewitness accounts, this work provides a detailed retelling of the struggle for possession of the Dodecanese and the battles for Kos and Leros in particular. It is illustrated with more than fifty photographs, including many rare images.
Today, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and the other islands of the Dodecanese are popular tourist resorts. In 1943 they were the scene of the last successful German invasion of the Second World War. The islands had been occupied by Italy since 1912 but were garrisoned with British troops after Italy changed sides in September 1943. British special forces, among them the elite Special Boat Squadron led by Major the Earl Jellicoe, landed ahead of an infantry brigade. Barely had the British established themselves when the Germans launched a counter-offensive by land, sea and air. It was the last thing the British expected. What followed was a triumph of German professionalism. Their counter-attack was improvised at the last minute, but with aircraft rushed down from Germany and detachments of the elite Brandenburg special forces, German paratroops re-conquered the islands in rapid succession. Leros was the last to fall, after a bitter five day fight. Controversially, the British commander ordered his men to surrender but the SBS holed up at one end of the island and refused to obey. They, and a number of other stragglers were the only British personnel to escape the catastrophe.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
CHURCHILL'S FOLLY
[edit] Author
Roger, Anthony
[edit] ISBN
0304361518
[edit] Published
12/06/2003
[edit] Publisher
Cassell Military
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
20 (GBP)
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20 (GBP)
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