The incredible details of the bold, near-disastrous first Allied airborne commando raid.
Audacious to the extreme, Operation Colossus was a raid in the early, dark days of the Second World War, when Britain stood seemingly alone. After the country's defeats in western Europe in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill insisted on an aggressive raiding campaign. Conducted on February 10, 1941, Operation Colossus was one such raid, meant to steal back the initiative and create as much chaos for the Axis powers as possible.
However, bad luck stalked the mission, as one mishap after another seemed to foredoom the operation. In the aftermath, there were recriminations as well as accolades. Few military operations have proven as controversial.
Audacious to the extreme, Operation Colossus was a raid in the early, dark days of the Second World War, when Britain stood seemingly alone. After the country's defeats in western Europe in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill insisted on an aggressive raiding campaign. Conducted on February 10, 1941, Operation Colossus was one such raid, meant to steal back the initiative and create as much chaos for the Axis powers as possible.
However, bad luck stalked the mission, as one mishap after another seemed to foredoom the operation. In the aftermath, there were recriminations as well as accolades. Few military operations have proven as controversial.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2019.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 940.53/41
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- e-uk---
- ISBN
- 9781459743397 9781459743380
- LCCN
- D763.I8
- LCCN Item number
- H67 2019eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (188 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239555 (OCoLC)1079922213 (CaOOCEL)479519
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 7
- PREFACE 9
- INTRODUCTION 11
- 1 - DOWN BUT NOT OUT: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 13
- 2 - UNWELCOME DIRECTION: THE CREATION OF BRITISH AIRBORNE FORCES 30
- 3 - A MOST EXCELLENT PLAN 48
- 4 - PREPARING FOR BATTLE 65
- 5 - THE BEST LAID PLANS 78
- 6 - DESPERATE JOURNEY 96
- 7 - WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE? ASSESSING THE MISSION 111
- EPILOGUE 140
- GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS 149
- NOTES 151
- IMAGE CREDITS 184
- INDEX 185
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 191
- BY THE SAME AUTHOR 193
- BOOK CREDITS 194
