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

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358172031
  • ISBN: 0358172039
  • Physical Description: xiv, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-331) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Masters, Peter, 1922-2005.
Gans, Manfred.
Anson, Colin Edward, 1922-2016.
Great Britain. Combined Operations Command. 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.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library 940.5486 GAR (Text) 36015000049748 Adult Nonfiction Available -