German Schoolboy, British Commando - Couverture rigide

Fry, Helen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0752449966 ISBN 13 : 9780752449968

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Colin Anson was born Claus Ascher in Berlin and raised a Protestant. He was forced to flee Nazi Germany because his father, Curt Ascher, was one of Hitler's few serious political opponents during the 1930s. Curt stood up for his beliefs, was arrested by the Gestapo, imprisoned at Dachau and murdered there in 1937. In 1939, with his own life in danger, Colin found refuge in Britain, where he went on to join the British Army. Selected for Commando service, he trained with 3 Troop, the only German-speaking unit in the British armed forces. He was attached to the Royal Marines and took part in the invasion of Italy and Sicily in 1943, surviving a near-fatal head wound, before participating in raids into Yugoslavia and Albania, and then in the liberation of Corfu. At the end of the war, he was to find out who had betrayed his father, and the book includes an account of how he reacted to this discovery. Not only is "German Schoolboy, British Commando" a thrilling account of his valiant service in the second World War, its description of Colin's childhood as the son of one of Hitler's most outspoken opponents provides a unique insight into the political maelstrom of 1930s Germany. It is an extraordinary portrait of a son's bravery and determination, continuing his father's legacy as he fought to defeat the Nazis.

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À propos de l'auteur

Helen Fry is an honorary research fellow in the Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies at University College, London. She is the author of The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens, Music & Men, Freuds' War and From Dachau to D-Day, and the editor of Hitler's Will, all published by The History Press. She lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752449966
• ISBN 13: 9780752449968
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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