War in the Aegean The Campaign for the Eastern Mediterranean in World War II
by Smith, Peter C.,Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-07-07
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
- First complete retelling of an important but little-known campaign - Eyewitness accounts from a colorful cast of German SS troops, British commandos, partisans, spies, Greek pirates, and more Both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler wanted the Aegean Sea in 1943. The British prime minister saw an opportunity to force neutral Turkey into the Allied camp and tie up German forces as the war in Europe gained speed, while the Nazi leader wanted to keep Turkey neutral and maintain Germany_s foothold in the Mediterranean and Greece. The conflict came to a head with British naval and amphibious assaults, primarily on the islands of Cos and Leros, and culminated in a German victory.
Author Biography
Peter C. Smith, author of numerous works of military history Edwin R. Walker, a World War II veteran, also cowrote Battles of the Malta Striking Forces
Table of Contents
| Introduction to the 1974 Edition | p. vii |
| Introduction to the Revised American Edition | p. xi |
| Note on the Dodecanese Islands | p. xiii |
| A Lesson Learned? | p. 1 |
| Strategy, Plans, and Preparations | p. 15 |
| The Commitment Made | p. 31 |
| Point and Counterpoint | p. 51 |
| Cos Occupied | p. 67 |
| Cos Overrun | p. 93 |
| Simi Lost; Leros Reprieved | p. 131 |
| "The Wine Dark Sea" | p. 151 |
| Prelude to Disaster | p. 181 |
| Battle in the Balance | p. 209 |
| Typhoon Triumphant | p. 227 |
| The End of the Campaign | p. 249 |
| Epilogue | p. 255 |
| Ships under Royal Navy Control | p. 271 |
| British and Allied Ships Sunk and Damaged | p. 274 |
| Store-Carrying to Leros by Submarines | p. 276 |
| Allied Air Forces | p. 277 |
| Order of Battle of X Fliegerkorps on September 30, 1943 | p. 278 |
| Air Attacks on Leros, September 26 to October 31 | p. 280 |
| Italian Army Units in Place on September 8, 1943 | p. 281 |
| Notes | p. 283 |
| Glossary | p. 287 |
| Bibliography | p. 289 |
| Index | p. 291 |
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Excerpts
* First complete retelling of an important but little-known campaign * Eyewitness accounts from a colorful cast of German SS troops, British commandos, partisans, spies, Greek pirates, and more Both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler wanted the Aegean Sea in 1943. The British prime minister saw an opportunity to force neutral Turkey into the Allied camp and tie up German forces as the war in Europe gained speed, while the Nazi leader wanted to keep Turkey neutral and maintain Germany's foothold in the Mediterranean and Greece. The conflict came to a head with British naval and amphibious assaults, primarily on the islands of Cos and Leros, and culminated in a German victory.
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