The Black Prince and the Sea Devils : the story of Prince Valerio Borghese and the elite commandos o...
The Black Prince and the Sea Devils : the story of Prince Valerio Borghese and the elite commandos o...
The Black Prince and the Sea Devils : the story of Prince Valerio Borghese and the elite commandos of the Decima MAS / Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Da Capo Press, c2004.
Call Numbers
N940.54509/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
To the eve of war -- Crises with Ethiopia and Spain -- Preparing for the secret war -- Assault boats and human torpedoes -- The early hasty attacks -- First blood -- The glorious failure -- The triumph at Alexandria -- The siege of Gibraltar -- Last attacks before the armistice -- The Decima MAS hit...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Da Capo Press, c2004.
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"Soon, three explosions rocked the harbor, sending the Norwegian oil tanker Sagona, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and HMS Valiant (but, surprisingly, not de la Penne) to the bottom. Where all the German and Italian air and naval forces had failed, six commandos from the underrated Italian navy had sunk the last two British battleships in the Mediterranean,...
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Full title
The Black Prince and the Sea Devils : the story of Prince Valerio Borghese and the elite commandos of the Decima MAS / Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
N940.54509/1
Record Identifier
74VKwqpZykm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKwqpZykm3
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ISBN
0306813114
9780306813115
DDC
940.545092
MMS ID
991018258159702626
