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Summary:

"Audacious to the extreme, Operation Colossus was a raid in the early, dark days of the Second World War, when Britain stood seemingly alone. After the country's defeats in Western Europe in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill insisted on an aggressive raiding campaign. Staged on February 10, 1941, Colossus was one such raid, meant to steal back the initiative and create as much chaos for Axis powers as possible. However, bad luck stalked the mission, as one mishap after another seemed to foredoom the operation. In the aftermath, there were recriminations as well as accolades. Few military operations have proven as controversial."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Down But Not Out: The Empire Strikes Back
• 2. Unwelcome Direction: The Creation of British Airborne Forces
• 3. Most Excellent Plan
• 4. Preparing for Battle
• 5. Best Laid Plans
• 6. Desperate Journey
• 7. What Does Success Look Like? Assessing the Mission.

Author/Creator:

Horn, Bernd, 1959-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The wrecking crew: Operation Colossus, 10 February 1941 [by Horn, B.]

Subjects:

Great Britain Army — 'X' Troop, Commando, No. 2

Operation Colossus, 1941

World War, 1939-1945 — Regimental histories — Great Britain

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Italy

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

D763.I8 H67 2019eb

ISBNs:

9781459743403 (electronic bk.)
1459743407 (electronic bk.)
9781459743397 (electronic bk.)
1459743393 (electronic bk.)
1459743385 [Invalid]
9781459743380 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1079922213

Other Control Numbers:

EBC5326125 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp15901226