Churchill's Hellraisers The Thrilling Secret WW2 Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress
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Damien Lewis
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- 30 november 2021
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Perfect for fans of Erik Larsens The Splendid and Vile and Alex Kershaws The Forgotten 500, #1 international bestselling and award-winning war reporter Damien Lewis captivates with this thrilling account of one of WWIIs most daring raidsthe untold story of the heroic hellraisers who stormed a Nazi fortress and helped turn the tide of the war. Bracingly tense, brilliantly researched, and truly unforgettable, Churchills Hellraisers is a must-have for every World War II library.
From award-winning war reporter Damien Lewis, the untold story of the heroic hellraisers who stormed a Nazi fortressin one of the most daring raids of World War II...
Winter, 1944. Allied forces have liberated most of Axis-occupied Italywith one crucial exception: the Nazi headquarters north of the Gothic Line. Heavily guarded and surrounded by rugged terrain, the mountain fortress is nearly impenetrable. But British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is determined to drive a dagger into the soft underbelly of Europe. The Allieds plan: drop two paratroopers into the mountainsand take the fortress by storm...
The two brave men knew the risks involved, so they recruited an equally fearless team: Italian resistance fighters, escaped POWs, downed US airmen, even a bagpipe-playing Scotsman known as The Mad Piper. Some had little military training, but all were willing to fight to the death to defeat the Nazi enemy. Ultimately, the mission that began in broad daylight, in the enemys line of fire, would end one of the darkest chapters in historythrough the courage and conviction of the unsung heroes who dared the impossible...
One of the most dangerous and effective attacks ever undertaken by this Regiment against the enemy. Lt Col Robert Walker-Brown, MBE DSO, senior SAS commander
From award-winning war reporter Damien Lewis, the untold story of the heroic hellraisers who stormed a Nazi fortressin one of the most daring raids of World War II...
Winter, 1944. Allied forces have liberated most of Axis-occupied Italywith one crucial exception: the Nazi headquarters north of the Gothic Line. Heavily guarded and surrounded by rugged terrain, the mountain fortress is nearly impenetrable. But British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is determined to drive a dagger into the soft underbelly of Europe. The Allieds plan: drop two paratroopers into the mountainsand take the fortress by storm...
The two brave men knew the risks involved, so they recruited an equally fearless team: Italian resistance fighters, escaped POWs, downed US airmen, even a bagpipe-playing Scotsman known as The Mad Piper. Some had little military training, but all were willing to fight to the death to defeat the Nazi enemy. Ultimately, the mission that began in broad daylight, in the enemys line of fire, would end one of the darkest chapters in historythrough the courage and conviction of the unsung heroes who dared the impossible...
One of the most dangerous and effective attacks ever undertaken by this Regiment against the enemy. Lt Col Robert Walker-Brown, MBE DSO, senior SAS commander
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