S.A.S. in Tuscany, 1943–1945
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S.A.S. in Tuscany, 1943–1945

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S.A.S. in Tuscany, 1943–1945

About this book

While always dangerous and daring, SAS operations are by no means invariably successful and when they go wrong, they do so very badly. The first of the three operations covered in this book, SPEEDWELL 2, saw six men drop blind into Northern Tuscany on 8 September 1943, by chance the day of the Italian Armistice. But with no radios or air/ground support their courageous three week operation ended in disaster; four were captured and executed and only one got out. The second and third operations, GALIA (winter 44/45) and BLIMEY (April 1945), provided contrasting results. GALIA, 34 men led by Captain Walker-brown, tied up many thousands of enemy troops for nearly two months under extreme winter conditions an extraordinary achievement, thanks in measure to cooperation with an SOE mission led by Major Gordon Lett, the authors father. BLIMEY sadly achieved little and the reasons for the success and failure of these two operations are carefully analyzed.This book adds valuable new information on SAS operations in WWII.

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Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781848844469
eBook ISBN
9781844686360
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Map
  8. Introduction
  9. PART 1: Operation Speedwell 2
  10. 1: Preparations
  11. 2: Into Action
  12. 3: Foster and Shortall Are Captured
  13. 4: Hitler's Commando Order
  14. 5: The Executions at Ponzano Magra
  15. 6: Pietro Massimo Petriccioli
  16. 7: Challenor's Escape
  17. 8: Dudgeon and Brunt
  18. 9: La Cisa
  19. 10: Aftermath and Investigation
  20. 11: The War Crimes Trial
  21. PART 2: Operation Galia
  22. 12: Escape!
  23. 13: Rossano and the Partisans
  24. 14: Planning and Preparation
  25. 15: The Arrival of Operation Galia
  26. 16: Attacks and Disasters: The First Week
  27. 17: Stirring up the Hornets' Nest
  28. 18: Rastrellamento!
  29. Plates
  30. 19: ‘Normal Service Resumed’
  31. 20: Exfiltration
  32. 21: Handover
  33. PART 3: Operation Blimey
  34. 22: Third and Last
  35. Epilogue
  36. Sources and Bibliography
  37. Index

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