The Hill

Informationen zum Autor Robert Kershaw is a previous commander of 10th Battalion the Parachute Regiment. He attended German Staff College spending a further two years with the Bundeswehr as an infantry, airborne and arctic warfare instructor. He speaks fluent German. On leaving the British Army in 2006 he became a full-time author. His most recent book was the critically acclaimed Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk (Osprey, 2022) . He lives in Salisbury, England. Klappentext From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940 , this is a ground-breaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean. In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the entire campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses. The Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenalin of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes while simultaneous dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. The Hill details what was felt, heard or seen, throughout the course of the battle for both attacker and defender. Drawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107. Vorwort From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940 , this is a ground-breaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean. Zusammenfassung From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940 , this is a ground-breaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean. In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the entire campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses. The Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenalin of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes while simultaneous dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. The Hill details what was felt, heard or seen, throughout the course of the battle for both attacker and defender. Drawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107. Inhaltsverzeichnis (Subject to confirmation) Prologue: Detachment Süssmann Chapter 1: The DecisionChapter 2: Deployment and PlanChapter 3: Eve of BattleChapter 4: The Flight of Daedelu...

Vorwort
From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.

Autorentext
Robert Kershaw is a previous commander of 10th Battalion the Parachute Regiment. He attended German Staff College spending a further two years with the Bundeswehr as an infantry, airborne and arctic warfare instructor. He speaks fluent German. On leaving the British Army in 2006 he became a full-time author. His most recent book was the critically acclaimed Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk (Osprey, 2022). He lives in Salisbury, England.

Klappentext

From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean. In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses. The Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenalin of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes while simultaneous dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. The Hill details what was felt, heard or seen throughout the battle for both attacker and defender. Drawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107.

Inhalt
Introduction Prologue List of Illustrations List of Maps Chapter 1: The Decision Chapter 2: Deployment and Plan Chapter 3: Eve of Battle Chapter 4: The Flight of Daedalus and Icarus Chapter 5: Parachute Assault Chapter 6: A Battalion Dies Chapter 7: Command Dilemmas Chapter 8: Victory by Chance Chapter 9: Daedalus Returned Chapter 10: The Swing of the Force Pendulum Postscript The Key Decision-Makers and Takers Table of German Military Ranks Notes Bibliography Index