Fighting With Popski's Private Army EPUB
by Park Yunnie
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This WWII memoir gives the inside story of Britain's legendary demolition squadron and their daring escapades in Italy and Norther Africa.
During the Second World War, a Russian-born emigre named Vladimir Peniakoff emerged as a decorated officer of the British Special Forces in Cairo. Code-named Popski, he started the No. 1 Demolition Squadronknown as Popski's Private Armycharged with thwarting Field-Marshal Rommel's fuel supply in Northern Africa. This is the story of Popskis famous fighting unit as told by his second-in-command, Captain Bob (Park) Yunnie.
As Tunis fell to the Allies on May, 7th, 1943, PPA began raid operations for the Italian Campaign. Dropped into Central Italy by RAF gliders, they set about blowing up strategic targets while waiting for the Allied landings. Yunnie takes command of his own patrol, and through a series of daring missions, colorful characters flit in and out of the front-line action.
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- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
- Publication Date:01/12/2011
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- ISBN:9781783031726
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
- Publication Date:01/12/2011
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- ISBN:9781783031726