Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45
$26.45
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II.
Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich Conference in March 1938 to prevent a Nazi take-over of Bohemia-Moravia (modern Czech Republic/Czechia), many frustrated Czech and Slovak soldiers sided with Allied forces and fought alongside their armies – first in Poland, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472856852 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472856856 |
| Author: | Nigel Thomas |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 167g |
| Dimensions: | 2mm x 180mm x 246mm |
| Series: | Men-at-Arms |
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Critics Review
This is a useful overview of both the pre-war Czechoslovak army, and its very varied fates, with men fighting under British, French and Soviet command as well as with the home based Resistance. * Historyofwar.org *
Nigel Thomas
Nigel Thomas PhD is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th-century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He has written widely for Osprey with titles such as MAA 518 Polish Legions 1914–19 and Elite 227 Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918–20.
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