Brandenburgers: The Third Reich's Special Forces (Spearhead, No. 13)
Ian Westwell
Language: English
Pages: 96
ISBN: 0711029792
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Situated between Sicily and the North African Coast, the Mediterranean island of Malta was, from the early 19th century, a British territory.
Malta's importance to the British Empire and to the cause of freedom was never greater than during World War 2, when its location made it of vital strategic importance to both Britain and to the Axis forces. Located ideally for the British to disrupt German and Italian convoys to North Africa, the loss of the island would have fundamentally altered Britain's chances of victory. Both Allied and Axis powers realized the importance of Malta, with the result that it became a life and death struggle between the stretched defensive forces and the might of the Axis powers. Constantly threatened by blockade and by diminishing numbers of fighting men and material, Malta's survival against the odds was a beacon of hope to war ravaged Britain.
The author draws upon accounts from both the Allied and Axis viewpoints, as well as from those residents of Malta who lived through the critical years.
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Campaign and went on to take part in operations in Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, the Balkans, Russia, Africa and the Aegean. Formed into the Brandenburg Division in September 1944 as a result of politics between the Abwehr and the 55, many joined Otto Skorzeny's Waffen-55 unit, which took over the Brandenburgers' special duties and whose history is also covered in this book. About the author - SPEARHEAD - lan Westwell has worked in publishing ior more than fifteen years and has been a.
Full-time freelance author since 1997. He has contributed to several military books and periodicals and has most recently co-authored World War One Day By D.1y, Spearhead 6 1st lniantry Division and Spearhead 12 US Rangers. Con.'r: This rccon~tru1 tion of a late 1944 Ardenn~ campaign Kt~ario 'ho\\' t\\o Waffcn·SS soldic,... tn front of an ,o\mcrican M8 armourt.'tl (ar. The man on the left f, wearing a blac.k mulilcr pulled up round hi~ iacc. Among the \\Caponry on viL•w 1s a P.lnzeriau't.
Full-time freelance author since 1997. He has contributed to several military books and periodicals and has most recently co-authored World War One Day By D.1y, Spearhead 6 1st lniantry Division and Spearhead 12 US Rangers. Con.'r: This rccon~tru1 tion of a late 1944 Ardenn~ campaign Kt~ario 'ho\\' t\\o Waffcn·SS soldic,... tn front of an ,o\mcrican M8 armourt.'tl (ar. The man on the left f, wearing a blac.k mulilcr pulled up round hi~ iacc. Among the \\Caponry on viL•w 1s a P.lnzeriau't.
Hand·held anti-lank l.luncher leaning .:tgainst the armourL>d car. Daniel F't'terson ISBN G-7110-2979-2 9 780711 029798 Pnnted tn England £12.99 Spearhead look~ at the c.utting edge of war, unit!> capable oi operating completely independently in the ioreiront of b.1ttle. The seriec; examines the units': • • • • • Origin~ and history Org.mization, order of b.lltle and how this changed B.mle hbtory, theatre by theatre Insignia and Marktng!> Top f>t.'Ople- biographies oi commanders and.
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