| #1623941 in Books | Osprey | 2014-02-18 | 2014-02-18 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.85 x.28 x7.24l,.55 | File type: PDF | 80 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Another interesting title in the Raid Series|By Rick|I knew a little bit about this raid, based on other readings of British Commando stories and of course from watching the movie, "Desert Rats." on the whole, seeing photographs of where the events actually took place along with great drawings and graphic maps brings the whole story to life for people living thousands of miles|||“Photos, maps and artwork capturing the raid's events augment this useful publication. An analysis (including a translated Italian report), aftermath, bibliography and index complete contents. Recommended.” ―David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.
British Commandos attempted to assassinate Rommel, the Desert Fox, in a daring special forces raid in North Africa during World War II.
On the night of 13 November 1941 two British submarines surfaced off the Libyan coast 250 miles behind German lines. It was dark and stormy, and the 28 commandos on board Torbay had great difficulty climbing into their rubber dinghies and paddling towards the shore. Disaster struck the second submarine, Talisman, when a giant wa...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Kill Rommel!: Operation Flipper 1941 (Raid) | Gavin Mortimer.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
