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The Hill: The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle for Crete

Autor Robert Kershaw
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 8 mai 2024
From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean. In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses. The Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenalin of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes while simultaneous dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. The Hill details what was felt, heard or seen throughout the battle for both attacker and defender. Drawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472864550
ISBN-10: 1472864557
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: 8-page plate section in black and white
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Never before in history had a strategic objective been conquered from the air alone, and it has not been done since. This means that books on the capture of Crete are perennially popular with fans of military history.

Notă biografică

Robert Kershaw is a previous commander of 10th Battalion the Parachute Regiment. He attended German Staff College spending a further two years with the Bundeswehr as an infantry, airborne and arctic warfare instructor. He speaks fluent German. On leaving the British Army in 2006 he became a full-time author. His most recent book was the critically acclaimed Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk (Osprey, 2022). He lives in Salisbury, England.

Cuprins

(Subject to confirmation)IntroductionPrologueList of IllustrationsList of MapsChapter 1: The DecisionChapter 2: Deployment and PlanChapter 3: Eve of BattleChapter 4: The Flight of Daedalus and IcarusChapter 5: Parachute AssaultChapter 6: A Battalion DiesChapter 7: Command DilemmasChapter 8: Victory by ChanceChapter 9: Daedalus ReturnedChapter 10: The Swing of the Force PendulumPostscriptThe Key Decision-Makers and TakersTable of Military RanksNotesBibliographyIndex