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The Atlas of Special Operations of World War II

Author : Alex Swanston
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1629140716
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Special Operations of World War II written by Alex Swanston and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As author Alex Swanston explains in his introduction, “World War II was a truly global conflict, involving almost all nations in the struggle to stop the spread of totalitarianism. This meant that battles were fought in all climates and on all sorts of terrain. . . . Technology had also progressed, meaning that war could be fought under the surface of the sea or in the air 40,000 feet above. This unique scenario involving all aspects of the military meant that specialist units bloomed, using the rough ground or unique setting to their advantage.” The Atlas of Special Operations of World War II covers special operations from all parts of the armed forces of the Second World War. From early Fallschirmjager raids to capture strategic targets to the massed airdrops of Operation Market Garden, from the low level raids of the Dam Busters to small scale Commando raids along the Norwegian coast, it covers the formation of specific units, why and how they were employed and details the outcomes of their actions and how these operations affected the wider war. The raids, carried out by select and specially trained men and women of the Allied and Axis forces, are covered from the deserts of North Africa and the Cold Balkan mountains to the deep jungle of Burma and the vast openness of the Pacific Ocean. Featuring eighty photographs and more than one hundred maps detailing the operations, The Atlas of Special Operations of World War II is perfect for anyone who wants to see how the war was really fought—and won! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

U.S. Army Special Operations In World War II [Illustrated Edition]

Author : David W. Hogan Jr.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782894535
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Army Special Operations In World War II [Illustrated Edition] written by David W. Hogan Jr. and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 11 maps and 35 Illustrations From the plains of Europe to the jungles of the Pacific, the U.S. Army in World War II employed a variety of commando and guerrilla operations to harass the Axis armies, gather intelligence, and support the more conventional Allied military efforts. During the Allied invasion of northern France on D-day, elite American infantry scaled the sheer cliffs of the Normandy coast, while smaller combat teams and partisans struck deep behind German lines, attacking enemy troop concentrations and disrupting their communications. On the other side of the globe, U.S. soldiers led guerrillas against Japanese patrols in the jungles of the Philippines and pushed through uncharted paths in the rugged mountains of northern Burma to strike at the enemy rear. Special operations such as these provided some of the most stirring adventure stories of the war, with innumerable legends growing from the exploits of Darby’s and Rudder’s Rangers, Merrill’s Marauders, the Jedburghs, the guerrillas of the Philippines, and the Kachins of northern Burma. Despite the public and historical attention paid to the exploits of American special operations forces in World War II, their significance remains a matter of dispute. Both during and after the conflict, many officers argued that such endeavors contributed little in a war won primarily by conventional combat units. They perceived little, if any, place for such units in official Army doctrine. Yet others have contended that a broader, more intelligent use of special operations would have hastened the triumph of Allied arms during World War II. In their eyes, the experience gained by the U.S. Army in the field during the war was important and foreshadowed the shape of future military operations.

The Atlas of Special Operations of World War Two

Author : Alexander Swanston
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848844971
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Special Operations of World War Two written by Alexander Swanston and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers special operations from all parts of the armed forces of World War Two. From early Fallschirmjager raids to capture strategic targets to the massed airdrops of Operation Market Garden, the low level raids of the Dam Busters to small scale Commando raids along the Norwegian coast. The raids, carried out by select and specially trained men and women of the Allied and Axis forces, are covered from the deserts of North Africa and the Cold Balkan mountains to the deep jungle of Burma and the vast openness of the Pacific Ocean. The book includes over 100 full colour, detailed 2D and 3D maps to fully explain how these great acts of bravery were carried out. AUTHOR: Alex Swanston has worked on over 30 historical titles, creating the cartography and layout; along with picture editing he has written two previous books: 'The Historical Atlas of World War II' for Quarto Books and the 'Atlas of Air Warfare' for Amber Books, the latter has been translated into seven different languages. 80 b/w and colour photographs

U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II

Author : David W. Hogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II written by David W. Hogan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Special Operations in WWII

Author : James Stejskal
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612007724
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Special Operations in WWII written by James Stejskal and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief history of secret British and American World War II organizations, their training, tools, successes, and their legacy. Winston Churchill famously instructed the head of the Special Operations Executive to “Set Europe ablaze!” Agents of both the British Special Operations Executive and the American Office of Strategic Services underwent rigorous training before making their way, undetected, into occupied Europe to do just that. Working alone or in small cells, often cooperating with local resistance groups, agents undertook missions behind enemy lines involving sabotage, subversion, organizing resistance groups and intelligence-gathering. SOE’s first notable success was the destruction of a power station in France, stopping work at a vital U-boat base. Later operations included the assassination of Himmler’s deputy Reinhard Heyrich and ending the Nazi atomic bomb program by destroying the heavy water plant at Vemork, Norway. OSS operatives established anti-Nazi resistance groups across Europe, and managed to smuggle operatives into Nazi Germany, including running one of the war’s most important spies, German diplomat Fritz Kolbe. All missions were incredibly dangerous and many agents were captured, tortured, and ultimately killed—the life expectancy of an SOE wireless operator in occupied France was just six weeks. In this short history, historian James Stejskal examines why these agencies were established, the training regime and ingenious tools developed to enable agents to undertake their missions, their operational successes, and their legacy.

World War II Secret Operations Handbook

Author : Stephen Hart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780762779864
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book World War II Secret Operations Handbook written by Stephen Hart and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "World War II Secret Operations Handbook" explores the skills and tricks used by the British Special Operations Executive, the US Office of Strategic Services, the French Maquis, and other special forces in combat in Europe, Africa and Asia between 1939 and 1945. With more than 120 black-&-white drawings and with easy-to-follow text, "World War II Secret Operations Handbook" is an excellent guide to the techniques and skills used by the men and women of the special forces, techniques that are as relevant today as they were in 1945.

Special Operations and Strategy

Author : James D. Kiras
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135989885
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Special Operations and Strategy written by James D. Kiras and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-07-29 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing between moral and material attrition at the strategic level. He also presents a theoretical framework for understanding how special operations achieve strategic effects using a unique synthesis of strategic theory and case studies. This study shows how the key to understanding how special operations reside in the concept of strategic attrition and in the moral and material nature of strategy. It also highlights major figures such as Carl von Clausewitz, Hans Delbrück, and Mao Zedong, who understood these complexities and were experts in eroding an enemy’s will to fight. These and other examples provide a superb explanation of the complexities of modern strategy and the place of special operations in a war of attrition. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars with an interest in special forces and of strategic and military studies in general.

The Atlas of World War II

Author : John Pimlott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 151075671X
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of World War II written by John Pimlott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atlas of World War II traces the course of the conflict chronologically by showing each major campaign as a full-color map, further illustrated by archive action pictures. Skillfully bringing to life the human experience of war with eyewitness accounts of the struggle, this book presents the political and strategic conditions that led to the war, offering a unique insight into military operations and tactics. World War II remains a topic of fascination and study, and this book is an ideal addition to the shelves of all interested readers.

U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II.

Author : David W. Hogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II. written by David W. Hogan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Special Forces in World War II

Author : Michael E. Haskew
Publisher : SAS
ISBN 13 : 9781838860691
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Special Forces in World War II written by Michael E. Haskew and published by SAS. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II

Author : David W. Hogan, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756719630
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II written by David W. Hogan, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1992-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the plains of Europe to the jungles of the Pacific, the U.S. Army in World War II employed a variety of commando & guerrilla operations to harass the Axis armies, gather intelligence, & support the more conventional Allied military efforts. Special operations provided some of the most stirring adventure stories of the war. This volume discusses commando & guerrilla activities & the gathering of intelligence by partisans & special military units in WW II. Chapters: special operations in the Mediterranean; special operations in the European Theater; special operations in the Pacific; & special operations in the China-Burma-India Theater. Bibliography. Photos & maps.

Behind the Lines: A Critical Survey of Special Operations in World War II

Author : Michael F Dilley
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 161200184X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Lines: A Critical Survey of Special Operations in World War II written by Michael F Dilley and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The array of new technologies that came on the scene in the early 20th century resulted in widely varied new forms of military special operations once civilization embarked on its greatest war. Suddenly, fighting men could be delivered by parachute, submarine, glider, jeeps, and fast amphibious craft deep into enemy territory to perform special tasks; yet others would continue to perform missions the same as their ancestors in previous wars—on foot using stealth, endurance and patience. This work contains discussions of the employment of various special purpose, special mission organizations during World War II. These units operated in Allied and Axis countries and in various theaters of war including Europe, North Africa, the Pacific, Asia, and the continental United States. Representing every major combatant, the operations include various kinds of raids, intelligence gathering missions, support to partisan/guerrilla groups, prisoner rescues, direct-action missions, and at least two where the object was simply to steal something. Some missions would have been officially denied if the operations had been caught in the act. The book is divided into two sections: Behind Enemy Lines and Behind Friendly Lines, to demonstrate that special-purpose organizations can be employed wherever needed, even in areas controlled by military units of their own or allied countries. Many of the units described run the gamut of special mission types, from commando to parachute units, reconnaissance to sabotage units, and partisan training units as well as those with combined missions. Many of the operations described in this book continue to serve as templates for modern Special Operations missions, while still others—the first attempts of their kind—continue to serve as examples of what not to try under the circumstances. Michael F. Dilley served for 20 years in the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence branch. After retiring from the Army, the author served for about ten years as an employee of the Department of Defense, then as a contractor for various U.S. Government agencies in several fields for 15 years. Author of several books and many articles, a number of these chapters are based on his previous writings for the legendary Behind the Lines magazine.

Shadow Warriors

Author : Dick Camp
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 1610588258
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Shadow Warriors written by Dick Camp and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nearly seven decades following World War II, the heroes of the Allied Forces have been rendered ageless through portrayals transforming their overseas triumphs into household tales. Books, films, and video games have reiterated the stories of such famed American units as Merrill’s Marauders and Darby’s Rangers. Some of World War II’s most important missions, however, were also the most secretive: they have only recently been declassified by the U.S. government. Now, for the first time, a single volume describes many of them in detail. In Shadow Warriors, military historian and retired U.S. Marine Dick Camp illuminates the untold history of American special operations units in World War II. The book’s action-packed narrative, rooted in a time before organizations like the CIA even existed, describes the adventures of those who paved the way for the special operations forces we know so well today—the U.S. Navy SEALs, U.S. Army Special Forces, and U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Split into two parts covering the war’s European and Pacific theaters, it features elaborate spy networks, covert parachutists, island assaults, amphibious raids, and the occasional catastrophic mission failure. Bolstered by an in-person interview with World War II veteran Sgt. Jack Risler (U.S. Marines Operation Union II) and a collection of rare black-and-white period photographs, Shadow Warriors is not only a gripping account of top-secret exploits: it is an homage to some of the brilliant, courageous, and previously unacknowledged heroes of World War II.

Special Operations in World War II

Author : Andrew L. Hargreaves
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806151277
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Special Operations in World War II written by Andrew L. Hargreaves and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British and American commanders first used modern special forces in support of conventional military operations during World War II. Since then, although special ops have featured prominently in popular culture and media coverage of wars, the academic study of irregular warfare has remained as elusive as the practitioners of special operations themselves. This book is the first comprehensive study of the development, application, and value of Anglo-American commando and special forces units during the Second World War. Special forces are intensively trained, specially selected military units performing unconventional and often high-risk missions. In this book, Andrew L. Hargreaves not only describes tactics and operations but also outlines the distinctions between commandos and special forces, traces their evolution during the war, explains how the Anglo-American alliance functioned in the creation and use of these units, looks at their command and control arrangements, evaluates their impact, and assesses their cost-effectiveness. The first real impetus for the creation of British specialist formations came in the desperate summer of 1940 when, having been pushed out of Europe following defeat in France and the Low Countries, Britain began to turn to irregular forces in an effort to wrest back the strategic initiative from the enemy. The development of special forces by the United States was also a direct consequence of defeat. After Pearl Harbor, Hargreaves shows, the Americans found themselves in much the same position as Britain had been in 1940: shocked, outnumbered, and conventionally defeated, they were unable to come to grips with the enemy on a large scale. By the end of the war, a variety of these units had overcome a multitude of evolutionary hurdles and made valuable contributions to practically every theater of operation. In describing how Britain and the United States worked independently and cooperatively to invent and put into practice a fundamentally new way of waging war, this book demonstrates the two nations’ flexibility, adaptability, and ability to innovate during World War II.

Behind the Lines

Author : Russell Miller
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 146687564X
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Lines written by Russell Miller and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of special operations in the second world war as it has never been told before--directly by those who took part. Compiled by Russell Miller from interviews, diaries, letters and contemporaneous first-person accounts--many unpublished until now--the oral history in Behind the Lines follows the adventures of the courageous men and women who volunteered for service with the Untied States' Office of Strategic Services and Britain's Special Operations Executive. They parachuted behind enemy lines, often alone, with orders to cause mayhem. Arrest almost always resulted in torture and imprisonment; sometimes in execution. Trained in the black arts of warfare--sabotage, subversion, espionage, guerrilla tactics and undermining enemy morale by the distribution of insidious propaganda--theirs was a war fought in the shadows. Their activities extended to every theatre of operations: in occupied France, equipped with false identities, they played a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Gestapo; in the Balkans they discovered that the fiery politics of the region were as dangerous as the enemy; in the Burmese jungle, in some of the worst combat conditions of the war, they led native marauders in surprise attacks against the Japanese. From Britain they were supported by a team of back-room inventors who produced expertly forged documents and dreamed up ingenious devices like exploding rats and invisible ink. The special agents of World War Two really were a breed apart. This is their extraordinary story. In their own words.

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135107882
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 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 2013-04-03 with total page 314 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 257 illuminating maps. The atlas covers all the major events from the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 to the defeat of Japan in August 1945. 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: post-war political and national boundaries; war graves; and the human cost of the war on every continent. This paperback edition includes several updates to existing maps, as well as ten new maps, specially drawn for this edition. The new maps include examinations of Japanese- American and African- American soldiers serving with the United States Army, British women special agents, Belgium at War, and the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

Atlas of World War II

Author : David Jordan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905704316
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Atlas of World War II written by David Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features all the major battles and campaigns of World War II, from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the defeat of Japan in 1945. Specially commissioned maps are accompanied by action photographs and detailed annotation.