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Operation Agreement John Sadler

Operation Agreement By John Sadler

Operation Agreement by John Sadler


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The Special Interrogation Group (SIG) was the most exceptional of Special Forces. This is the history of the SIG, revealing startling details about the group and offering moving insights into the Jewish volunteers putting their lives on the line to fight against the evils of Nazism.

Operation Agreement Summary

Operation Agreement: Jewish Commandos and the Raid on Tobruk by John Sadler

The Special Interrogation Group (SIG) was the most exceptional of Special Forces. Created to raid behind enemy lines posing as German troops, the SIG was largely made up of German Jews who were all too aware of the dangers they faced - capture meant either death or deportation to a concentration camp. In 1942, Operation Agreement saw the SIG tasked with taking part in a raid on Tobruk, where they were to make up the land-based element of the attack. Disguised as POWs under escort by German-speaking SIGs the group covered close to 1,700 miles of desert to reach their target. The ruse worked perfectly and the SIG went on to destroy a number of coastal guns before eventually being overwhelmed by Axis forces. This is the history of the SIG, revealing startling details about the group and offering moving insights into the Jewish volunteers putting their lives on the line to fight against the evils of Nazism.

About John Sadler

Douglas John Sadler BA (Hons), M.Phil., FRHistS FSA (Scotl) is a military historian with some two dozen titles in print or preparation; he lectures at the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Sunderland University and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is a very experienced and much travelled battlefield tour guide covering most major conflicts in the UK, Europe and North Africa. He knows the ground over which the Desert War was fought. He is also a keen historical interpreter with much experience of delivering history in innovative ways for schools, the community and the media (Clans series for Mentorn). He is married with two grown up daughters and lives in Mid-Northumberland.

Table of Contents

Chronology / Maps / Acknowledgements / Introduction / Chapter 1: Lions of Judah / Chapter 2: War Without Hate / Chapter 3: Swings of the Pendulum / Chapter 4: Fit Only for War / Chapter 5: Operation Topsy / Chapter 6: Across the Sea and Sands / Chapter 7: The 'Desperate Gamble' / Chapter 8: Defeat / Chapter 9: Retribution / Chapter 10: 'A Most Inglorious Episode' / Appendix: Orders of Battle / Notes / Glossary / Bibliography / Index

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GOR007517707
9781472814883
1472814886
Operation Agreement: Jewish Commandos and the Raid on Tobruk by John Sadler
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20160616
340
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