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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Hitler?s Secret Commandos is the history of the K-Verband naval commando unit established in 1943 to wreak havoc amongst invading allied forces involved in amphibious landings or actions against German-occupied coasts. Following the Italian and British example the basic idea was for a small exceptionally well-trained and reliable commando force using the maximum element of surprise. Midget U-boats and small torpedo-carrying craft along the lines of the ?explosive boats? used by the Italian Navy were designed for individual operations while a naval assault troop was formed for missions against important enemy operational targets near the sea after being landed from naval vessels offshore. Using German archive material first-hand accounts and other published material this is the first comprehensive history of the K-Verband. It charts the development structure selection training and equipment the Commando unit used together with a detailed narrative of the operations undertaken. (SP)