A Don at War

ISBN-13: 9780714643748 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 310 str.

David Hunt; Sir Hunt;Hunt Sir David

Opis

The second edition of this account of aspects of World War II includes the revelation of what is called the Ultra Secret; the fact that the British were able to decipher German radio messages on the highest Command links even though they were in the supposedly unbreakable cipher produced by the Enigma machine. Sir David has included a foreword for this edition to explain the use made of Ultra during four years campaigning in the Mediterranean.

Spis treści

Oxford; Aldershot; Alexandria to Athens; Athens to Alexandria via Crete; the Western Desert; the relief of Tobruk; the Msus stakes and the retreat to Alamein; a view of Alamein from GHQ; first steps in Algeria and Tunisia; Kasserine to Tunis; the invasion of Sicily; the purpose and planning of the Italian campaign; Salerno; Anzio and Cassino; from Rome to the Apennines; Italian finale and a return visit to Greece.

O autorze

Sir David Hunt KCMG OBE