Churchill's Folly by Anthony Rogers

Churchill's Folly by Anthony Rogers

In autumn 1943 the Italian-held Dodecanese was the setting for the last decisive German invasion of World War I--and the last irreversible British defeat. After the Italian armistice that followed the downfall of Il Duce Benito Mussolini, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill seized the opportunity to open a new front in the eastern Mediterranean, thereby increasing the pressure against Germany and at the same time hoping to provide an incentive for Turkey to join the Allies. Rejected by the Americans, it was a strategy fraught with difficulties and, ultimately, one doomed to failure. Spearheaded by the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Boat Squadron, British garrison troops were dispatched to the Aegean with the support of naval units, but with little or no air cover. They were opposed by German assault troops with the advantage of overwhelming air superiority. Within three months, German forces had seized nearly all of the Dodecanese, which would remain under occupation until the end of the war.

A fascinating account of what today we would call joint operations, with lots of lessons for the student of warfare. . Colonel Simon Strickland -- Colonel Simon Strickland
. . . a remarkably well researched and documented account . . . the best and most detailed history so far published . . . -- Jim Patch * The Journal of The Special Air Service *

ANTHONY ROGERS is the author of several books including Battle over Malta and Swastika over the Aegean

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ISBN 13	9780750968355
ISBN 10	0750968354
Title	Churchill's Folly
Author	Anthony Rogers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2017-02-01
Number of pages	288
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