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BL
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676367
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b498556
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| Main Entry
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Greentree, David,1970-
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| Title & Author
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Knight's move : : the hunt for Marshal Tito 1944 /\ David Greentree.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Osprey Publishing,, 2012.
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| Series Statement
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Raid ;; 32
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| Page. NO
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80 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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184908601X
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1780964617
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1849086028
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9781780964614
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9781849086028
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Origins -- Initial strategy: Operation Weiss ; Operation Schwarz ; Sixth offensive ; Target Tito ; 500th SS Parachute Battalion -- The plan: Partisan defenses ; Final German preparations -- The raid: Approach and landing ; Initial attacks ; Partisan reaction ; Attack on Tito's cave ; Reinforcement and regrouping ; Relief force stalled ; Fight for survival ; Cordon operations and pursuit of Tito -- Aftermath -- Analysis -- Conclusion.
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| Abstract
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"On 25 May 1944, 800 men of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion descended on Drvar, a town behind enemy lines in north-western Bosnia. The aim of "Operation Rosselsprung" or Knight's move"--Was to kill or capture Marshal Tito in his mountain base. A daring glider-and parachute-borne assault was intended to snatch the partisan leader from inside his safe have, and hold out until a ground assault relieved them the next day. Tito, however, escaped, from his mountain hideout and the elite paratroopers were counter-attacked and nearly destroyed by his partisans. With rare photos of the raid and new maps and artwork, this book tells the story of the raid and analyzes the intelligence and tactical failures that led to the paratroopers defeat"--Back cover.
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Tito, Josip Broz,1892-1980.
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Drvar, Battle of, Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1944.
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Military intelligence-- Yugoslavia-- History.
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Raid-- Yugoslavia-- 1918-1945.
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Special operations (Military science)-- Yugoslavia-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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949.702
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| LC Classification
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D766.62.D77G74 2012
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| Parallel Title
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Hunt for Marshal Tito 1944
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