Michael Tyquin

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Greece: February to April 1941Paperback, 7 September 2016

Greece: February to April 1941
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Part of Series
Australian Army Campaigns
Print Length
160 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Big Sky Publishing
Date Published
7 Sep 2016
ISBN-10
1922132616
ISBN-13
9781922132611

Description

As with the failed attempt to seize the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915, the allied campaign to assist Greece against a seemingly invincible German juggernaut was poorly conceived and probably doomed even as plans were made to assist that country. Like any campaign, however, it holds lessons for the contemporary student of strategy, tactics and history. Greece presented singular geographic difficulties for the defending forces, its mountainous defiles dictating the distribution of ports, road and rail routes. The primitive state of the national infrastructure did little to help a long-term defensive posture. Operations in Greece proved to be a nightmare, particularly for logistics units, which struggled with primitive communication systems in rugged terrain over which the enemy enjoyed total air superiority. Poor liaison between the Greek and Commonwealth forces did not help matters, nor was the force deployed adequate for its task. The allies never enjoyed air superiority, nor could they consolidate any in-depth defense in time to be effective. The official British history of the campaign stated that the 'British campaign on the mainland of Greece was from start to finish a withdrawal'. Greece: February to April 1941 explores these complexities, and mistakes through the eyes of the Australian Army Medical Corps.

Product Details

Author:
Michael Tyquin
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
AU
Date Published:
7 September 2016
Dimensions:
24.38 x 17.02 x 1.27 cm
ISBN-10:
1922132616
ISBN-13:
9781922132611
Language:
English
Location:
Newport, NSW
Pages:
160
Weight:
430.91 gm

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