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X troop : the secret Jewish commandos of World War Two

Garrett, Leah 1966- (author.).

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"--

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ISBN: 9780358172031
ISBN: 0358172039
ISBN: 9780358533306
ISBN: 0358533309
ISBN: 9780358533399
ISBN: 0358533392
ISBN: 9780358177425
Physical Description: print
xiv, 351 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Afterword: The legacy of X Troop.

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