Desert Raiders: Axis and Allied Special Forces 1940–43Bloomsbury Publishing, 20 févr. 2013 - 96 pages Although harsh and inhospitable, the North African theatre of World War II proved to be a perfect environment for irregular warfare and the deployment of Special Forces. Following Italy's entry into the war in June 1940, the Western Desert became the background for a long conflict dominated by motorized units. The major combatants Great Britain, Free France, Italy and Germany all developed irregular units to exploit the unique conditions of the region with varying degrees of success. This book details the genesis, organization and tactics of these forces, including such famous units as the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Air Service. |
Table des matières
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Doctrine and training | 9 |
Unit organization | 14 |
Tactics | 50 |
Command control communications and intelligence C3I | 76 |
Weapons and equipment | 82 |
Lessons learned | 88 |
Chronology | 90 |
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Glossary | 93 |
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aircraft Alamein Almaszy anti-tank Araneb attack Axis forces Bagnold Barce Batt Battalion Benghazi Borkou Boys AT rifle British Cairo Chad Colonne Leclerc Comando del Sahara command Compagnia Libica Compagnia Sahariana Cp MG Cyrenaica December detached El Agheila enemy lines enlisted equipped Fezzan Free French forces fusiliers voltigeurs G Patrol German Groupe nomade Groupement Half Patrol Heavy weapons HMGs Italian garrison Jalo January Jebel Akhdar KALANSHO SAND SEA Kübelwagen Kufra Libica da Posizione Libyan LMGs Long Range Desert lorries LRDG LRDG patrols LRDG's March Meharisti mission mortar motorized Murzuk nomade du Tibesti North Africa Oasis officer Operation Patrouille Piero Crociani platoon Plotone raid Range Desert Group reconnaissance Regiment RIBIANA SAND SEA Rommel's RTST Sahara Sahara Libico SAND SEA Sebha section de fusiliers Settore Siwa Sonderkommando Sonderkommando Dora Sottosettore special forces Squadron Tobruk troops trucks units vehicles Vickers 303in Western Desert Western Desert Force x Boys Zouar