Commando: Winning World War II Behind Enemy Lines - Hardcover

Owen, James

 
9781408703021: Commando: Winning World War II Behind Enemy Lines

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The first authoritative book on the most formidable fighting forces of WWII
June 1940: As Britain's soldiers limped home from Dunkirk, a maverick Army officer was already devising a bold plan to hit back at the enemy. His idea was to revolutionise military thinking and change the face of warfare for ever. Relying as much on stealth and guile as on courage and stamina, the Commandos brought to the battlefield the skills of the guerrilla. Trained by an unconventional band of experts, and led by a big-game hunter, a film star, a Highland chief and an eccentric wielding a bow and arrow, they became the spearhead of the Allied drive for victory. Weaving together official documents, new research and veterans' own accounts,Commando reveals for the first time the exhilarating full story of WWII's most formidable fighting force.

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James Owen is a historian and the author of Nuremberg: Evil on Trial,The Voice of War (with Guy Walters) and A Serpent in Eden and Danger UXB.He writes frequently for newspapers and contributes to television and radio programmes. He lives in London.


James Owen is a historian and the author of Nuremberg: Evil on Trial, The Voice of War (with Guy Walters), A Serpent in Eden and Danger UXB. He writes frequently for newspapers and contributes to television and radio programmes. He lives in London.

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ISBN 10:  0349123624 ISBN 13:  9780349123622
Verlag: Abacus, 2013
Softcover