After The Battle Issue No. 165
After The Battle Issue No. 165
After The Battle Issue No. 165
After The Battle Issue No. 165
After The Battle Issue No. 165

After The Battle Issue No. 165

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After The Battle Issue No. 165

The Raid on Tito's Headquarters




Author:Editor: Karel Margry
Language:English text
Format:Magazine
Dimensions:Soft cover, 8.5" x 11"
Pages:55
Photos:wartime B+W photos and present day color comparisons
Maps:10
Publisher:After The Battle, UK
Item No. ATB-165



  • AIRBORNE RAID ON TITO'S HEADQUARTERS - Karel Margry describes the events of Operation 'Rösselsprung' (Knight's Move in chess) where SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500 executed a surprise airborne attack in an attempt to capture or kill Field-Marshal Tito in northern Bosnia. 
  • Britain's First World War Defences - Victor Smith, Alan Anstee and Simon Mason reveal the stories behind some fascinating First World War home defence works on the Isle of Sheppey and the Kent mainland immediately to its south. 
  • The Exploits of an Aussie Bomber Crew - In March 1943, Denis Kelly arrived at the No. 5 Group heavy bomber base of RAF Bomber Command at Waddington, Lincolnshire. Now the last man standing from his former crew, in May 2014 Denis journeyed to Europe with his son Denis Junior to retrace his footsteps and remember . . . this is the remarkable story of the crew and their fate.