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Author:

Garrett, Leah, 1966- author.

Title:

X troop : the secret Jewish commandos of World War Two / Leah Garrett.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiv, 351 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Subject:

Great Britain.--No. 3 Troop--Commando, 10th.--No. 3 Troop--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain--Biography.
Masters, Peter,--1922-2005.
Gans, Manfred.
Anson, Colin Edward,--1922-2016.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Exile -- Behind the Wire -- The Pioneer Corps -- Joining the Fight -- Disaster at Dieppe -- The Elite of the Elite -- Italy -- The Field Marshal, The Water Polo Star & The Codebreaker -- Southampton, June 4, 1944 -- Sword Beach, June 6, 1944 -- Pegasus Bridge, June 6, 1944 -- Varaville and Beyond, June 7-15, 1944 -- Normandy Breakout -- The Adriatic -- Walcheren -- Crossing the Rhine -- The Final Push -- Into the Abyss -- Denazification.

Summary:

The incredible World War II saga of the Jewish refugees who fought in Britain's most secretive special-forces unit-but whose story has gone untold until now-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0358533392
9780358533399
0358533309
9780358533306
0358172039
9780358172031

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1159041048

LCCN:

2020044747

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