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German Schoolboy, British Commando

Couverture du livre « German Schoolboy, British Commando » de Fry Helen aux éditions History Press Digital
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Claus Ascher's father, a German Jew, was one of Hitler's political opponents during the 1930s, which led to his arrest, imprisonment and murder in Dachau in 1937. Claus managed to escape to Britain, become a British subject (changing his name to Colin Anson) and join the British Army. Attached... Voir plus

Claus Ascher's father, a German Jew, was one of Hitler's political opponents during the 1930s, which led to his arrest, imprisonment and murder in Dachau in 1937. Claus managed to escape to Britain, become a British subject (changing his name to Colin Anson) and join the British Army. Attached to the Royal Marine Commandos, he took part in the invasion of Italy and Sicily in 1943, surviving a serious head wound, before seeing action in Corfu, Greece and Yugoslavia. Not only German Schoolboy, British Commando a thrilling account of his valiant service in the Second World War, Colin's childhood as the son of one of Hitler's most dangerous opponents provides a unique insight into the political maelstrom of 1930s Germany. It is an extraordinary portrait of his bravery and determination, continuing his father's legacy as he fought to defeat the Nazis.

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