FEATURING RARE PHOTOS, DETAILED COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSIGNIA
TABLES, THIS STUDY EXPLORES THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CZECH AND SLOVAK
TROOPS FIGHTING ALONGSIDE ALLIED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II.
Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich Conference in March
1938 to prevent a Nazi take-over of Bohemia-Moravia (modern Czech
Republic/Czechia), many frustrated Czech and Slovak soldiers sided
with Allied forces and fought alongside their armies – first in
Poland, then in France, and finally from Britain.
Using depictions of relevant uniforms and equipment plus photos of the
troops in action, military uniformology expert Nigel Thomas explains
how the Czech Army was organized and how it fought alongside Allied
forces in the Middle East and at Normandy. He describes the
involvement of free Czech agents operating from Britain in Operation
_Anthropoid,_ the assassination of Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich in
occupied Bohemia-Moravia, and the part Czech soldiers played in
mutinies in both Italy and Prague against German occupation which
ultimately helped to secure a final Allied victory.
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ISBN
9781472856838
Publisert
2023
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Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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