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Target Corinth Canal 1940-1944 : Mike Cumberlege and the attempts to block the Corinth Canal /
During the Second World War the Corinth Canal assumed an importance disproportionate to its size. It was the focus of numerous special Allied operations to prevent oil from the Black Sea reaching Italy, to delay the invasion of Crete and severing the vital German supply lines to Rommel's Army i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Pen & Sword Military,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; Prologue; Chapter 1: Greece and the Corinth Canal; Chapter 2: The navy and the Mediterranean 1940; Chapter 3: Soe in Greece; Chapter 4: The Corinth Canal and the dodecanese islands; Chapter 5: The British intervention in Greece; Chapter 6: First attempt; Chapter 7: The Canal is Seized; Chapter 8: Retreat and Recriminations; Chapter 9: The Royal Air Force Attempts; Chapter 10: Clandestine Work for Mi9; Chapter 11: The Greek Resistance; Chapter 12: The Corinth Canal and the Battle of el Alamein; Chapter 13: new plans: Thurgoland and Locksmith.
- Chapter 14: operation LOCKSMITHChapter 15: Capture; Chapter 16: double-Cross Attempt; Chapter 17: Apollo and the don Stott episode; Chapter 18: last Attempt: The Germans; Chapter 19: Sachsenhausen; Chapter 20: Fate and Justice; Chapter 21: Conclusion; epilogue; Appendix A: Abbreviations, pseudonyms and Codenames; Appendix B: personalities; Appendix C: Traffic in Corinth Canal from 16 May to 22 June 1941; Appendix d: Traffic in Corinth Canal from June 1942 to 7 August 1942; Appendix e: Use of the Corinth Canal by U-boats; Appendix F: The Cairo questionnaire concerning the Corinth Canal.
- Appendix G: Schemes proposed by Major TsigantesAppendix h: limpets and naval Sabotage in the Second World War; Appendix i: Ships sunk or damaged by Soe and Greek saboteurs; Appendix J: The Kiel Canal; endnotes; primary Sources; Select Bibliography; index.