Churchill’s Secret Invasion: Britain’s First Large Scale

Churchill’s Secret Invasion: Britain’s First Large Scale Combined Operations Offensive 1942

In the spring of 1942, Britainâ€™s far-flung empire was in the greatest peril. North Africa was being overrun by the German Afrika Korps and in Southeast Asia, the forces of Imperial Japan had captured Singapore and were threatening India.

Only the most urgent reinforcement of both war fronts could prevent disaster. But Britainâ€™s shipping routes to Egypt and India passed the island of Madagascar. If the Japanese Navy, operating out of Madagascar, could severe Britainâ€™s communications with Cairo and Delhi, then the whole of North Africa and the Indian sub-continent would be at the mercy of the Axis Powers.

In a desperate race against time, and under conditions of the utmost secrecy, at Churchillâ€™s instigation Britain planned to seize Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, before the Japanese could strike. An overwhelming force was assembled and dispatched as part of the largest convoy ever to have left Britainâ€™s shores. Yet the expeditionâ€™s commanders were faced with not just military but also political obstacles, because the forces occupying the island were not those her enemyâ€™s but those of her former ally â€“ France.

The Secret Invasion is the first book to examine in detail this crucial campaign, which was Britainâ€™s largest amphibious assault since the First World War and the first large-scale combined air, sea, and land operation Britain had attempted.
Country USA
Brand PEN AND SWORD MILITARY
Manufacturer Pen and Sword Military
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 32 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-10-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781781593820

Country	USA
Brand	PEN AND SWORD MILITARY
Manufacturer	Pen and Sword Military
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	32 illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-10-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781781593820

Churchill’s Secret Invasion: Britain’s First Large Scale Combined Operations Offensive 1942

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