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Library CD (In Stock)
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781665219266
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ISBN: 9781665219242
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ISBN: 9781665219280
| Runtime: | 13.46 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny became a legend in his own time. "Hitler's favorite commando" acquired a reputation as a man of daring, renowned for his audacious 1943 mission to extricate Mussolini from a mountain-top prison. He could be brave and resourceful, but was also a notorious egoist and an unrepentant Nazi until the end of his life.Stuart Smith draws on years of in-depth research to uncover the truth about Skorzeny's career and complex personality. From his background as a student radical in Vienna to his bloody service with the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front, his surprise rebirth as a commando, and his intriguing post-war career and mysterious fortune, this book tells Otto Skorzeny's story in full—warts and all—for the first time.
Author
Author Bio: Stuart Smith
Stuart Smith is a business journalist. He was a Major Open Scholar in Modern History at Wadham College, Oxford, and completed an MA in international relations at Sussex University. For twenty years, until 2008, Stuart was editor of Marketing Week, a high-circulation business magazine. He lives in the UK.
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Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography |
| Runtime: | 13.46 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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