Robert Kershaw: The Hill

Cover: 9781472864550 | The Hill | The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle of Crete | Buch

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Beschreibung

From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.

In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses. The Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenalin of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes while simultaneous dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. The Hill details what was felt, heard or seen throughout the battle for both attacker and defender.

Drawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107.

Über den Autor

Robert Kershaw is a previous commander of 10th Battalion The Parachute Regiment. He attended German Staff College, spending a further two years with the Bundeswehr as an infantry, airborne and arctic warfare instructor. He speaks fluent German. On leaving the British Army in 2006, he became a full-time author. His most recent book was the critically acclaimed Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk (Osprey, 2022). He lives in Salisbury, England.

Zusammenfassung

Never before in history had a strategic objective been conquered from the air alone, and it has not been done since. This means that books on the capture of Crete are perennially popular with fans of military history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Prologue
List of Illustrations
List of Maps

Chapter 1: The Decision
Chapter 2: Deployment and Plan
Chapter 3: Eve of Battle
Chapter 4: The Flight of Daedalus and Icarus
Chapter 5: Parachute Assault
Chapter 6: A Battalion Dies
Chapter 7: Command Dilemmas
Chapter 8: Victory by Chance
Chapter 9: Daedalus Returned
Chapter 10: The Swing of the Force Pendulum
Postscript

The Key Decision-Makers and Takers
Table of German Military Ranks
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte
Jahrhundert:	20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781472864550
ISBN-10:	1472864557
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Kershaw, Robert
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	237 x 158 x 36 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert Kershaw
Erscheinungsdatum:	09.05.2024
Gewicht:	0,602 kg

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