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War in the Aegean

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Stackpole Books)

Last Stocked on 3/16/2023

Product Info

Title
War in the Aegean
Publisher
Category
Author
Peter C. Smith, Edwin R. Walker
Publish Year
2008
Pages
320
Dimensions
6x9x1"
NKG Part #
2148037442
Type
Softcover

Description

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.