Operation Archery - The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid 1942 Format: Paperback
Language: English
Published by MacMillan Publishers, 2011
Series: Book 9 of 55 - Raid
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- Title
- Operation Archery - The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid 1942 Format: Paperback
- Author
- FORD, KEN
- Publisher
- MacMillan Publishers
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 184908372X
- ISBN 13
- 9781849083720
- Illustrator
- Gerrard, Howard; Gilliland, Alan; Kozik, Mariusz
- Series
- Book 9 of 55: Raid
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 the local garrison, destroy the fish oil factories and sink enemy shipping. The raiding force consisted of No. 3 Commando, two troops of No. 2 Commando, a medical detachment from No. 4 Commando and a Royal Norwegian Army detachment totalling 51 officers and 525 men. To support the amphibious raid was a flotilla of warships and low-level bomb attacks by the RAF.
The raid was launched on Christmas Day 1942, taking the German defenders entirely by surprise. German resistance was stiff, however, and a fierce firefight ensued. Relive the nail-biting action of one of the great raids of World War II in this exciting book, packed with maps and photographs.
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Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: Nagashino 1575 and Campaign 72: Jutland 1916. Howard lives and works in Kent.
Alan Gilliland, a contributor to more than 70 Osprey titles, notably in the Weapon series, writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).
Mariusz Kozik is a traditional and digital artist with over 20 years of experience. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw and has illustrated numerous books for Osprey Publishing.
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