World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps
by Rottman, Gordon
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1849081751
- ISBN 13
- 9781849081757
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2010. New book, 64 pages, ELI184. Following Churchill's directive to set occupied Europe ablaze, the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded and in great peril, these brave agents were armed with a wide variety of devices to help them achieve their objectives, including numerous pieces of sabotage equipment and cunning booby traps. This book examines these different pieces of equipment and the technicalities involved in deploying them effectively. It also discusses the specialist equipment developed by Special Forces units, including the SAS Lewes Bomb. Touching on some of the stranger developments, such as explosives disguised as lumps of coal, the author goes on to describe the German clearance techniques that were developed to avoid these dangers. Complete with specially commissioned artwork and period diagrams, together with detailed descriptions of the dangerous missions of Allied agents, this book is a fascinating insight into the secret war behind enemy lines. . Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Dennis, Peter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas. The author lives in Cypress, TX.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005097
- Title
- World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps
- Author
- Rottman, Gordon
- Illustrator
- Dennis, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1849081751
- ISBN 13
- 9781849081757
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- Oxford Ox2 9lp United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- WW2 ETO UNIFORMS SOE OSS EQUIPMENT SAS
- Bookseller catalogs
- WW2 ETO Uniforms & Equipment;
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