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The Bruneval Raid

Author : Ken Ford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849082979
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by Ken Ford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the darkest days of World War II, the British planned a daring airborne operation to capture the secret of the new German radar. Lead by Major John Frost, a company of paratroopers dropped into Bruneval on the French coast, and quickly neutralized a small German garrison. Then began a desperate fight for time as the British tried to dismantle the German radar and evacuate back to England, as ever more German units converged on their position. Using artwork, photographs, and detailed maps, this action-packed narrative puts the reader in the planning room and on the battlefield of one of the greatest raids of World War II.

The Bruneval Raid

Author : George Millar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by George Millar and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the 1942 British commando raid on the German-occupied French coast near Le Havre to dismantle and return to England with a secret German radar device.

The Bruneval Raid

Author : Ken Ford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780965427
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by Ken Ford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the darkest days of World War II, the British planned a daring airborne operation to capture the secret of the new German radar. Lead by Major John Frost, a company of paratroopers dropped into Bruneval on the French coast, and quickly neutralized a small German garrison. Then began a desperate fight for time as the British tried to dismantle the German radar and evacuate back to England, as ever more German units converged on their position. Using artwork, photographs, and detailed maps, this action-packed narrative puts the reader in the planning room and on the battlefield of one of the greatest raids of World War II.

The Bruneval Raid

Author : George Reid Millar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by George Reid Millar and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bruneval Raid

Author : George Millar
Publisher : Pan
ISBN 13 : 9780330247252
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by George Millar and published by Pan. This book was released on 1974 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bruneval Raid

Author : George Millar
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304362219
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by George Millar and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the reasons the British won the 'radar war' with Nazi Germany was that we knew precisely how the enemy system worked. This was thanks to a daring commando raid on a German Wurzburg radar site at Bruneval in northern France.

Night Raid

Author : Taylor Downing
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN 13 : 0748131310
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Night Raid written by Taylor Downing and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of British bombers over Occupied Europe began to reach alarming levels in 1941. Could it be that the Germans were using a sophisticated form of radar to direct their night fighters and anti-aircraft guns at the British bombers? British aerial reconnaissance discovered what seemed to be a rotating radar tower on a clifftop at Bruneval, near Le Havre. The truth must be revealed. The decision was taken to launch a daring raid on the Bruneval site to try and capture the technology for further examination. The planned airborne assault would be extremely risky. The parachute regiment had only been formed a year before on Churchill's insistence. This night raid would test the men to the extreme limits of their abilities. Night Raid tells the gripping tale of this mission from the planning stages, to the failed rehearsals when the odds seemed stacked against them, to the night of the raid itself, and the scientific secrets that were discovered thanks to the paras' precious cargo - the German radar. Its capture was of immense importance in the next stages of the war and the mission itself marked the birth of the legend of the 'Red Devils'.

The Bruneval Raid

Author : George Reid Millar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780370102689
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Bruneval Raid written by George Reid Millar and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver en vigtig operation under 2. verdenskrig, hvor en engelsk faldskærmsstyrke landsat i Nordfrankrig ved Bruneval "stjal" vitale dele fra et tysk radaranlæg. Fik betydning i det tysk, engelske kapløb om udviklingen og forskningen inden for radarteknikken

Churchill's Last Wartime Secret

Author : Adrian Searle
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473877733
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Churchill's Last Wartime Secret written by Adrian Searle and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its been a State secret for more than seventy years. The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during the Second World War (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service. Churchills Last Wartime Secret reveals the remarkable story of a mid-war seaborne enemy raid on an Isle of Wight radar station. It describes the purpose and scope of the attack, the composition of the raiding German force and how it was immediately, and understandably, hushed-up by Winston Churchills wartime administration, in order to safeguard public morale. Circumventing the almost complete lack of official British archival documentation, the author relies on compelling and previously undisclosed firsthand evidence from Germany to underpin the books narrative and claims; thus distinguishing it from other tales of rumored seaborne enemy assaults on British soil during the 1939-45 conflict. After examining the outcome and repercussions of this astonishing incident, what emerges is an event of major symbolic significance in the annals of wartime history. Its been a State secret for more than seventy years. The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during the Second World War (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service.

Operation Archery

Author : Ken Ford
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849083720
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Operation Archery written by Ken Ford and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation Archery, the raid on Vaagso and Maaloy in Norway on December 27, 1942, was the first true combined operation carried out by British forces involving the Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The Islands of Vaagso and Maaloy on the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Trondheim were selected because they offered a perfect opportunity to damage German installations and morale. Mountbatten, the new head of Combined Operations, hoped to eliminate the local garrison, destroy the fish oil factories and sink enemy shipping. The raiding force consisted of No. 3 Commando, two troops of No. 2 Commando, a medical detachment from No. 4 Commando and a Royal Norwegian Army detachment totalling 51 officers and 525 men. To support the amphibious raid was a flotilla of warships and low-level bomb attacks by the RAF. The raid was launched on Christmas Day 1942, taking the German defenders entirely by surprise. German resistance was stiff, however, and a fierce firefight ensued. Relive the nail-biting action of one of the great raids of World War II in this exciting book, packed with maps and photographs.

A Drop Too Many

Author : Major General John Frost
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844158802
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book A Drop Too Many written by Major General John Frost and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one who has read of Arnhem can have failed to have been inspired by gallantry of the 2nd Parachute Regiment, which held the north end of the key road bridge over the Rhine not for 24 hours for which it was equipped, but for 3 days and 4 nights. Commanded by the then Lt-Col Frost, they beat off repeated armoured and infantry assaults by far greater numbers, until forced out of the ruined and burning positions by losses, lack of ammunition, and the failure of the whole Arnhem operation. Their sacrifice stands as one of the most heroic defences of all time. General Frost's story is, in effect, that of the battalion. His tale starts with the Iraq Levies and goes on the major airborne operations in which he took part - Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Arnhem - and continues with his experiences as a prisoner and the reconstruction of the battalion after the German surrender. Though written with modesty and humour, the book is shot through with the fire and determination of the fighting solider, and throws important new light on many controversies, not only those of Arnhem.

Rangers Lead the Way

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962355
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Rangers Lead the Way written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. The mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach and assault the German coastal artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc. It was thought that only a raid could ensure that the guns would remain silent during the D-Day landings. But allied intelligence was wrong.After climbing the cliffs under aggressive German fire and securing the battery site, the Rangers discovered that the guns themselves were no longer there. It was only due to the heroic actions of the Rangers involved that the guns were located in firing positions facing Utah beach and destroyed before they could be used. In the first of a brand new series for Osprey, this act of audacious daring is brought to life, complete with illustrated artwork, maps and rare German accounts. Taking a more critical look at the story, Steven Zaloga analyses every detail, from the intelligence failings to the boldness of the Rangers' in the face of such odds.

A Drop Too Many

Author : John Frost
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473811511
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book A Drop Too Many written by John Frost and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the British Army’s first paratroopers recounts in vivid detail his service in the 2nd Parachute Battalion during the Battle of Arnhem and beyond . . . No one who has read of Arnhem can fail to be inspired by gallantry of the 2nd Parachute Regiment, which held the north end of the key road bridge over the Rhine—the “Bridge Too Far”—not for twenty-four hours for which it was equipped, but for three days and four nights. Commanded by the then Lieutenant-Colonel Frost, they beat off repeated armored and infantry assaults by far greater numbers, until forced out of the ruined and burning positions by losses, lack of ammunition, and the failure of the whole Arnhem operation. Their sacrifice stands as one of the most heroic defenses of all time. General Frost’s story is, in effect, that of the battalion. His tale starts with the Iraq Levies and goes on the major airborne operations in which he took part—Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Arnhem—and continues with his experiences as a prisoner and the reconstruction of the battalion after the German surrender. Though written with modesty and humor, the book is shot through with the fire and determination of the fighting solider, and throws important new light on many controversies, not only those of Arnhem.

Bruneval Raid

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780247620889
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)

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The Technical Collection of Intelligence

Author : Robert M. Clark
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 145227858X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Technical Collection of Intelligence written by Robert M. Clark and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical collection represents the largest asymmetric edge that technologically advanced countries such as the United States and its allies have in the intelligence business. Intelligence veteran Robert M. Clark’s new book offers a succinct, logically organized, and well written overview of technical collection, explained at a non technical level for those new to the field. Filling a void in the literature, The Technical Collection of Intelligence is the only book that comprehensively examines the collection, processing, and exploitation of non-literal intelligence information, including laser, acoustic, and infrared signals; non-imaging optical intelligence sources; and radar tracking and measurement of aerospace vehicles. A compelling final chapter addresses the substantial challenges that come with managing technical collection. A stunning full-color interior design features high quality graphics while a handy “tabs” feature keeps content at the ready. A useful list of recommended books and reports, a glossary of terms, and a list of acronyms make this guide a go-to resource. Technical Collection will prove invaluable to all source analysts, managers of technical collection, customers of intelligence, and recruiters for the intelligence community.

Churchill's Shadow Raiders

Author : Damien Lewis
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 0806540656
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Churchill's Shadow Raiders written by Damien Lewis and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling and award-winning war reporter Damien Lewis and for fans of Erik Larsen’s The Splendid and Vile and Alex Kershaw’s The Forgotten 500 comes a thrilling account of one of the most daring raids of WWII…the true story of the race to stop Hitler from developing a top-secret weapon that would change the course of history. "One of the most readable World War 2 history books I have read in years” —We Are the Mighty In the winter of 1941, as Britain faced defeat on all fronts, an RAF reconnaissance pilot photographed an alien-looking object on the French coast near Le Havre. The mysterious device—a “Wurzburg Dish”—appeared to be a new form of radar technology: ultra-compact, highly precise, and pointed directly across the English Channel. Britain’s experts found it hard to believe the Germans had mastered such groundbreaking technology. But one young technician thought it not only possible, he convinced Winston Churchill that the dish posed a unique and deadly threat to Allied forces, one that required desperate measures—and drastic action . . . Capturing the radar on film had been an amazing coup. Stealing it away from under the noses of the Nazis would be remarkable. So was launched Operation Biting, a mission like no other. An extraordinary “snatch-and-grab” raid on Germany’s secret radar installation, it offered Churchill’s elite airborne force, the Special Air Service, a rare opportunity to redeem themselves after a previous failed mission—and to shift the tides of war forever. Led by the legendary Major John Frost, these brave paratroopers would risk all in a daring airborne assault, with only a small stretch of beach menaced by enemy guns as their exit point. With the help of a volunteer radar technician who knew how to dismantle the dish, as well as the courageous men and women of the French Resistance, they succeeded against all odds in their act of brazen robbery. Some would die. Others would be captured. All fought with resolute bravery . . . This is the story of that fateful night of February 27, 1942. A brilliantly told, thrillingly tense account of Churchill’s raiders in their finest hour, this is World War II history at its heart-stopping best. “This highly informative book almost reads like a genuine techno-thriller." —New York Journal of Books “A little-known behind-the-lines spectacular led by two heroic British officers.” —Kirkus Reviews “Anyone who wants to learn more about the origins of the British Special Forces should read this book. It intertwines historical research and eyewitness testimony to tell the untold story of heroism, courage, and ingenuity.” —Military Press “Lewis presents a richly detailed and nail-biting tale.” —Library Journal

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131772593X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War written by Martin Gilbert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War, Martin Gilbert graphically charts the war’s political, military, economic and social history through 247 maps. Each map has been specially drawn for this atlas, many of them covering topics that have not previously been mapped. The atlas covers all the major events from the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 to the defeat of Japan in August 1945, including the Blitz, the Fall of France, Pearl Harbor, the naval Battles of the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, Dieppe, Stalingrad, Midway, the Normandy Landings, the bombing of Warsaw, London, Coventry, Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Burma Railway, concentration camps and slave labour camps, and prisoner-of-war camps in Europe, the Americas and the Far East. Focusing on the human - and inhuman - aspects of the war, The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War includes examination of: Military, naval and air campaigns on all the war fronts The war on land, at sea and in the air The economic and social aspects of the war The global nature of the war, in armed combat and in suffering The impact of the war on civilians, both under occupation, and as deportees and refugees The aftermath of the war: the post-war political and national boundaries; war graves, and the human cost of the war on every continent.