Operation Archery - The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid 1941 (Paperback)

Operation Archery, the raid on Vaagso and Maaloy in Norway on December 27, 1942, was the first true combined operation carried out by British forces involving the Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The Islands of Vaagso and Maaloy on the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Trondheim were selected because they offered a perfect opportunity to damage German installations and morale.
Mountbatten, the new head of Combined Operations, hoped to eliminate the local garrison, destroy the fish oil factories and sink enemy shipping. The raiding force consisted of No. 3 Commando, two troops of No. 2 Commando, a medical detachment from No. 4 Commando and a Royal Norwegian Army detachment totalling 51 officers and 525 men. To support the amphibious raid was a flotilla of warships and low-level bomb attacks by the RAF.
The raid was launched on Christmas Day 1942, taking the German defenders entirely by surprise. German resistance was stiff, however, and a fierce firefight ensued. Relive the nail-biting action of one of the great raids of World War II in this exciting book, packed with maps and photographs.

General

Imprint:	Osprey Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Raid
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Ken Ford
Illustrators:	Howard Gerrard • Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator) • Mariusz Kozik
Dimensions:	248 x 184 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	80
ISBN-13:	978-1-84908-372-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	1-84908-372-X
Barcode:	9781849083720

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