No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942–45: Britain’s Secret Commando (Elite, 142) - Softcover

Bijl, Nick Van Der

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841769991 ISBN 13: 9781841769998

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Osprey's study of British commandos of World War II (1939-1945). The largest, but least-known of all Britain's elite wartime Commando raiding units, No.10 (Inter-Allied) was recruited from volunteers of many nations who had fled to Britain to carry on the fight after their own countries fell to the Nazis. Alongside Poles, Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Belgians, Norwegians and patriots from even further afield, the unit even included a small number of remarkably brave German and Austrian refugees from Nazism. These commandos took part in daring raids, intelligence missions and conventional infantry battles in North-West Europe and in the Mediterranean theatre. They earned many decorations and several battlefield commissions for gallantry and leadership; and after the war, some national contingents formed the nucleus of the new special forces of their liberated nations. This book examines these daring and secret units.

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About the Authors

Nicholas van der Bijl served with the British Army in the Falklands War. His books include The Royal Marines 1939-93 for Osprey Publishing. He lives and works in Somerset.

Rob Chapman has worked as an illustrator for a number of years, initially in children's books but then specialising in military history. He has worked closely with a number of British regiments and corps and his paintings are held in regimental and public museums, regimental messes and private collections. He also teaches part-time in Further Education. Rob is married and lives in Staffordshire, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841769991
• ISBN 13: 9781841769998
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Chapman Robert
• Number of pages: 64