Commando
Subtitle: winning World War II behind enemy lines
By: James Owen
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9781408703021; 9781408704295; 9780748123513
Subjects: Commando troops; History; World War, 1939-1945; Commando operations; Armed Forces; Great Britain. Army; Great Britain; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924
Description: "June 1940: As Britain's soldiers limped home from Dunkirk, a maverick Army officer was already devising a bold plan to hit back at the enemy. His idea was to revolutionise military thinking and change the face of warfare for ever. Relying as much on stealth and guile as on courage and stamina, the Commandos brought to the battlefield the skills of the guerrilla. Trained by an unconventional band of experts, and led by a big-game hunter, a film star, a Highland chief and an eccentric wielding a bow and arrow, they became the spearhead of the Allied drive for victory. Weaving together official documents, new research and veterans' own accounts, Commando reveals for the first time the exhilarating full story of WWII's most formidable fighting force."--Www.amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also issued online.
Table of contents: title: 1. Ambassador; title: 2. Exporter; title: 3. Flipper; title: 4. Archery; title: 5. Postmaster; title: 6. Chariot; title: 7. Jubilee; title: 8. Dryad; title: 9. Musketoon; title: 10. Anglo; title: 11. Agreement; title: 12. JV and Frankton; title: 13. Tarbrush; title: 14. Flounced; title: 15. Overlord; title: 16. Infatuate; title: 17. Talon; title: 18. Roast; title: 19. Eclipse.; title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Ambassador; title: 2. Exporter; title: 3. Flipper; title: 4. Archery; title: 5. Postmaster; title: 6. Chariot; title: 7. Jubilee; title: 8. Dryad; title: 9. Musketoon; title: 10. Anglo; title: 11. Agreement; title: 12. JV and Frankton; title: 13. Tarbrush; title: 14. Flounced; title: 15. Overlord; title: 16. Infatuate; title: 17. Talon; title: 18. Roast; title: 19. Eclipse.