A Don at War

2. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-0-7146-4374-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 442 g

Reihe: Studies in Intelligence

When A Don at War was published in 1966 it was hailed as the first book to be written from the point of view of the Intelligence staff officer in the field with critics remarking on Sir David Hunt's authoritative exposition of British as well as German strategies. Eight years later it was revealed that the British, through the Ultra' system, were able to decode even the most important German radio messages despite the fact they were sent in the supposedly unbreakable Enigma cipher'. Since 1974 the great secret has become common knowledge. As a result Sir David has specially written for this second edition a new foreword whose main purpose is to explain the use made of Ultra during four years campaigning in the Mediterranean.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunt, David Kcmg Obe

Hunt, Sir David KCMG OBE

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Nachrichtendienste, Geheimdienste
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Sir David Hunt KCMG OBE