Operation Archery: The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid 1941
(Part of the Raid (#21) Series and Raid (#21) Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:184908372X
ISBN13:9781849083720
Release Date:June 2011
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.2" x 9.6"
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