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Why I Became an X Troop Commando

A Life of Colin Anson, the German who Fought for Churchill
  • Helen Fry
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2025
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A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando

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Historian and biographer Helen Fry is the author of The Walls Have Ears, Spymaster, MI9, and more than twenty books on intelligence, prisoners of war, and the social history of World War II. She appears regularly in media interviews and podcasts and has been involved in numerous documentaries.

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    Frontmatter

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    Dedication

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    Contents

    vii
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    List of Plates

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    Acknowledgements

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    Map of the landings in Sicily, summer 1943

    xii
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    PROLOGUE: I Was Not Expected to Survive

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    INTRODUCTION: I Am No Hero

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    1. Early Years in Germany

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    2. Opening My Eyes

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    3. Emigration to Freedom

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    4. Not My Idea of Fighting Hitler

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    5. Commando Training

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    6. Invasion of Sicily

    109
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    7. Yugoslav Raids

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    8. Liberation of Corfu

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    9. Return to Frankfurt

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    10. A Settled Life

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    EPILOGUE: Remembrance

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    Notes

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    Select Bibliography

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    Index

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January 14, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9780300280340
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16 bw illus.+ 1 map
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300280340
eBook ISBN: 9780300280340
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