The Moroccan Goums: Tribal Warriors in a Modern War, Vol. 177 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Bimberg provides a military history of the Moroccan Goums, the knife-wielding irregular troops who distinguished themselves, fighting under French command in Tunisia, Italy, France, and Germany during World War II. Recruited from the hill tribes of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, the Goums were garbed throughout the war in the traditional "djellaba" of their homeland and were armed with long sharp knives, in addition to rifles, machine-guns and mortars. They terrified the enemy not only by their ferocity, but by their odd appearance. Their particular skill in mountain warfare prompted General Patton to request their participation in his Sicilian campaign, and they fought brilliantly in this and many other key campaigns. This account follows these forces from their native North African mountains across the battlefields of World War II to their final triumph in the Austrian Alps.
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A military history of the Moroccan Goums, the knife-wielding irregular troops who distinguished themselves, fighting under French command in Tunisia, Italy, France, and Germany during World War II.
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A history of the military accomplishments of the Groups of Moroccan Tabors (GTMS). The GTMs, recruited by the French from the ranks of the defeated Moslem tribes that had fought the colonial conquest of Morocco, fought as infantry units against the Germans in W.W. II. The author follows the GTMs as they served in North Africa, Corsica, Italy, and France. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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