Commando to Colditz
Author(s): Peter Stanley
In 1942, Michael 'Micky' Burn led his commando troop on the daring raid on the French port of St Nazaire. Fourteen of his men were killed; seven, including Burn, were captured. Before the raid, he had asked his parents to write to his men's families if the worst should happen. The result was the creation of a rich and moving archive of letters.
Product Information
Dr Peter Stanley is one of Australia's leading military-social historians, the author of 20 books, including Tarakan: An Australian Tragedy, White Mutiny: British Military Culture in India 1825-75, For Fear of Pain: British Surgery 1790-1850, Quinn's Post, Anzac, Gallipoli, Invading Australia: Japan and the Battle for Australia, 1942, and A Stout Pair of Boots: Exploring Australia's Battlefields.
General Fields
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- : Murdoch Books
- : Pier 9
- : October 2009
- : 234mm X mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter Stanley
- : Paperback
- : Large Print edition
- : 940.54214
- : 400
- : True stories: war / combat / elite forces