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In 1941, the United Kingdom faced its darkest hour: it stood alone against the Germans, who had chased British forces out of France, Norway, and Greece. All it had left were desperate measures--commando raids, intelligence coups, feats of derring-do. Any such "novel enterprise," wrote Admiral John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence, required "an officer with drive and imagination of the highest order." He found one in Commander Ian Fleming. In Ian Fleming's Commandos, Nicholas Rankin tells the exciting story of a secret intelligence outfit conceived and organized by Fl
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monografia Rebiun37382878 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun37382878 m o d cr |n||||||||| 110510s2011 enk ob 001 0deng d 2011024981 756484261 781487075 864678534 961592618 962656984 988474613 1037797348 1038598545 1055324486 1065911625 1114346811 1162302648 1228568056 1290030123 1350441085 9780199782826 hbk. ;) alk. paper) 0199782822 hbk. ;) alk. paper) 9780199782901 electronic bk.) 0199782903 electronic bk.) 1283296985 9781283296984 9786613296986 6613296988 9786613296986 AU@ 000048847738 NZ1 15195937 AU@ 000055778073 AZU eng pn AZU E7B OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ DKDLA OCLCQ OCLCO IDEBK AU@ YDXCP EBLCP N$T OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ AZK OCLCO MOR ZCU OCLCQ OCLCF STF WRM ICG VT2 OCLCQ OCLCO WYU DKC OCLCQ OCL OCLCQ OCLCO OCL BOL VLY OCLCO YDX OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCL INARC K6U OCLCQ CLOUD e-uk--- e------ HIS 027100 bisacsh 940.54/8641 23 Rankin, Nicholas 1950-) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhd7M64HRpFqTHQQPFR8C Ian Fleming's commandos the story of the legendary 30 Assault Unit Nicholas Rankin Story of the legendary 30 Assault Unit Oxford, UK New York Oxford University Press 2011 Oxford, UK New York Oxford, UK New York Oxford University Press 1 online resource (xvi, 397 pages) 1 online resource (xvi, 397 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc data file rda Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Maps; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prologue; 1 Day Trip to Dieppe, 1942; 2 The Godfather; 3 Technology and War; 4 The Philosophy of the Pinch; 5 Doing Deals; 6 The Commandos Get Cracking; 7 Mapping the Future; 8 Mayhem in the Maghreb; 9 Testing the Waters; 10 Invasion of the Islands; 11 Freeing the French; 12 Breakthrough; 13 Operation Plunder; 14 Getting the Goods; 15 Aftermath; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Index Access restricted to Kwantlen Polytechnic University students, faculty and staff In 1941, the United Kingdom faced its darkest hour: it stood alone against the Germans, who had chased British forces out of France, Norway, and Greece. All it had left were desperate measures--commando raids, intelligence coups, feats of derring-do. Any such "novel enterprise," wrote Admiral John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence, required "an officer with drive and imagination of the highest order." He found one in Commander Ian Fleming. In Ian Fleming's Commandos, Nicholas Rankin tells the exciting story of a secret intelligence outfit conceived and organized by Fl English Fleming, Ian 1908-1964)- Career in the military Fleming, Ian 1908-1964) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmtB6RRD6yqxPvGdFvyh3 Great Britain. Royal Marines. Assault Unit, 30- History Great Britain. Royal Marines. Assault Unit, 30. World War, 1939-1945- Secret service- Great Britain World War, 1939-1945- Commando operations- Great Britain World War, 1939-1945- Regimental histories- Great Britain World War, 1939-1945- Campaigns- Europe Intelligence officers- Great Britain- Biography Military intelligence- Great Britain- History- 20th century World War, 1939-1945- Campaigns- Western Front Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945- Service secret- Grande-Bretagne Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945- Opérations de commandos- Grande-Bretagne Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945- Histoire des unités- Grande-Bretagne Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945- Campagnes et batailles- Front occidental Officiers de renseignements- Grande-Bretagne- Biographies Service des renseignements militaires- Grande-Bretagne- Histoire- 20e siècle HISTORY- Military- World War II. Commando troops. Intelligence officers. Military campaigns. Military intelligence. Regimental histories. Secret service. Europe. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxCxPbbk4CPJDQJb4r6rq Great Britain. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP Electronic books Biography Biographies. History. Biographies. Biographies. Print version 9780199782826