Description
| Product ID: | 9781529111613 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | X Troop |
| Subtitle: | The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis |
| Authors: | Author: Leah Garrett |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Second World War, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Espionage and secret services, Revolutionary groups and movements, Second World War, Jewish studies, Fascism & Nazism, Espionage & secret services, Revolutionary groups & movements, Europe, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN'S MOST SECRETIVE SPECIAL FORCES UNITJune 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich falls across Europe. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unusual plan - a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees. This top secret unit becomes known as X Troop. Others simply call them a suicide squad. From British internment camps, to the beaches of Normandy, the battlefields of Italy and Holland, and the hellscape of Terezin concentration camp, Leah Garrett follows this band of brothers who will stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis. 'A thrilling, stirring story' Daily Telegraph'Gripping... Garrett's chief strength is her ability to relight the lamps of the past so that they glow anew' The Times THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN''S MOST SECRETIVE SPECIAL FORCES UNIT |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-26 |
