War in the Aegean: The Campaign for the Eastern Mediterranean in World War II

by Peter C. Smith and Smith, Peter C.,

Book Overview

First complete retelling of an important but little-known campaignEyewitness accounts from a colorful cast of German SS troops, British commandos, partisans, spies, Greek pirates, and more

Both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler wanted the Aegean Sea in 1943. The British prime minister saw an opportunity to force neutral Turkey into the Allied camp and tie up German forces as the war in Europe gained speed, while the Nazi leader wanted to keep Turkey...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811735192
• ISBN13: 9780811735193
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"