Title:
The Battle for Norway, 1940-1942 / Introduced and compiled by Martin Mace and John Grehan ; with additional research by Sara Mitchell.
ISBN:
9781526782137
Publication Information:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2020.
Physical Description:
xii, 174 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Lieutenant Gerneral H.R.S Massy's Despatch on operations in central Norway 1940 -- Rear Admiral R.H.C. Halifax's Despatch on the first and Second battles of Narvic, 10 and 13 April 1940 -- Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrey's Despatch on operations in Northern Norway 10 April to 8 June 1940 -- Admiral Sir John C. Tovey's Despatch on carrier-borne aircraft attack on Kirkenes (Norway) and Petsamo (Finland) 22 July and 7 August 1941 -- Admiral Sir John C. Tovey's Despatch on the Raid on the Lofoten Islands, 4 March 1941 -- Admiral Sir John C. Tovey's Despatch on raid on military and economic objectives in the vicinity of Vaagso Island (Norway) 27 December 1941.
Summary:
"Despatches in this volume include that on the first and second battles of Narvik in 1940; the despatch on operations in central Norway 1940, by Lieutenant General H.R.S. Massy, Commander-in-Chief, North West Expeditionary Force; Despatch on operations in Northern Norway between April and June 1940; the despatch on carrier-borne aircraft attacks on Kirkenes (Norway) and Petsamo (Finland) in 1941, by Admiral Sir John C. Tovey; the despatch on the raid on military and economic objectives in the Lofoten Islands (Norway) in March 1941, by Admiral Sir John C. Tovey, Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet; and the despatch on the raid on military and economic objectives in the vicinity of Vaagso Island (Norway) in December 1941, by Admiral Sir John C. Tovey. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history."-- Provided by publisher
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OCLC Number:
on1137738224
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