| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Photograph Sources; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Greco-Italian Conflict, 1940-1; Chapter 2: Opposing Plans in the Balkans; Chapter 3: Germany Enters Bulgaria and Jugoslavia; Chapter 4: Opening Moves in Greece; Chapter 5: From the Aliákmon Line to Thermopylae; Chapter 6: The Flight of 1 Armoured Brigade; Chapter 7: The Evacuation of W Force; Chapter 8: Operation Merkur; Chapter 9: The Battle for the Airfields; Chapter 10: The Retreat to Sfakia; Epilogue; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Jeffrey Plowman''s photographic history traces the course of the entire Balkan campaign from the first moves of the Italians through Albania and the invasion of Jugoslavia and Bulgaria by German forces through to the battle for Greece and the final airborne assault on Crete. He gives equal weight to every stage of the campaign - he doesn''t just combine the first stages and treat them as an introduction to the battle for Crete - and he covers all the forces involved - the Germans, the Greeks, the Commonwealth troops. By shifting the focus to the mainland, he views the campaign as a whole, and |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Balkan Peninsula -- Pictorial works
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HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial.
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Military campaigns
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| SUBJECT |
Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
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| Subject |
Balkan Peninsula
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Pictorial works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1322027447 |
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9781322027449 |
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