CHURCHILL'S FOLLY: The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943

In autumn 1943 the Italian-held Dodecanese was the setting for the last decisive German invasion of WWII and the last irreversible British defeat. After the Italian armistice that followed the downfall of II Duce Benito Mussolini, British Prime Minister Churchill seized the opportunity to open a new front in the eastern Mediterranean. 16 pages of photos.