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It's July 1943. Frederick Mayer, a German-born Jew is recruited to secret operations unit, the OSS. Along with 4 other German-Jews, he volunteers for behind-enemy-lines operations. All have family members in concentration camps. All want revenge. Mayer and his comrades are dropped into the 'Alpine Redoubt' area of Austria, where Hitler plans to gather his SS units and make a desperate last stand against the Allies. This is the most heavily-policed area of the Third Reich, swarming with Gestapo. Capture means certain death; and for Fred and the other Jews, it means a horrible death. Yet under Hitler's nose this tiny army blows up trains, steals secrets and even impersonates German officers. Eventually Mayer is captured and tortured by the Gestapo, but still he does not break. Meanwhile the Allies are approaching, sounding the end for Nazi Germany. Mayer, in his greatest act of chutzpah, convinces his tormentor, the commander of German forces in Innsbruck, to surrender his forces to him, convincing the officer that it would be better to surrender early than risk being shot defending a lost cause. This is a great World War Two story of derring-do and revenge. And it's never before been told.
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Patrick K. O'Donnell is an historian specializing in WW2 espionage. He is the winner of the prestigious William E. Colby Award for Outstanding Military History, for his book Beyond Valor, and the highly acclaimed We Were One. He was historical advisor for the HBO series Band of Brothers and has worked for The History Channel and the BBC. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Patrick O'Donnell here gives us the account of a true life story from the second world war. When the US entered the war they soon had to come up to scratch with regards to intelligence and special operations, and this was where OSS came in handy. Coming up with loads of ideas in the effort to win the war one of those ideas is the basis of this true life account. Reading more like some new war movie this story is true. Parachuting former German Jews along with deserted German soldiers behind enemy lines for intelligence and sabotage throws up many problems, not least the possiblities of capture.
With aplomb this book tells of the daring exploits of these men, mainly concentrating on Jewish members, and how they carried out their missions and gained help from ordinary citizens, as well as tried to avoid capture. Some of what is written here you may have heard of before, such as Frederick Mayer, who although captured at the time managed to persuade the enemy to surrender a whole area to the Allies.
With photos and appendices there is a quite a bit in this slim volume that will inspire you and give you another look behind the people who helped to win the war in their own little ways. Well worth reading for anyone who is interested in the war or in cloak and dagger operations.
With aplomb this book tells of the daring exploits of these men, mainly concentrating on Jewish members, and how they carried out their missions and gained help from ordinary citizens, as well as tried to avoid capture. Some of what is written here you may have heard of before, such as Frederick Mayer, who although captured at the time managed to persuade the enemy to surrender a whole area to the Allies.
With photos and appendices there is a quite a bit in this slim volume that will inspire you and give you another look behind the people who helped to win the war in their own little ways. Well worth reading for anyone who is interested in the war or in cloak and dagger operations.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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It is a fascinating insight to dramatic actions at the end of the war, which are little known.I thorougly recommend this very well written account.
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