X Troop
The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN'S MOST SECRETIVE SPECIAL FORCES UNIT
June 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
Customer Reviews
X Troop
Mildly interesting story of army personnel in the elite X troop, carrying out missions behind enemy lines or fronting battle charges. Became all a bit the same after a while. All these men were wonderful, brave, capable, careful soldiers - not a really interesting, different character among them! Technical details about planes and land vehicles became tedious. But still, a reasonable read overall.