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A Perfect Hell: The True Story of the Black Devils, the Forefathers of the Special Forces by Nadler, John; Presidio Press, publisher is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Its 1942 and Hitlers armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the worlds first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy. 1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, Winston Churchill is intrigued. But Britain, fighting for its life, cant spare the manpower to participate. So William Lyon MacKenzie King is contacted and asked to commit Canadian troops to the bold plan. King, determined to join Roosevelt and Churchill as an equal leader in the Allied war effort, agrees. One of the worlds first commando units, the First Special Service Force, or FSSF, is assembled from hand-picked soldiers from Canadian and American regiments. Any troops sent into Norway will have to be rugged, self-sufficient, brave, and weather-hardened. Canada has such men in ample supply. The all-volunteer FSSF comprises outdoorsmen trappers, rangers, prospectors, miners, loggers. Assembled at an isolated base in Helena, Montana, and given only five months to train before the invasion

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Author

Nadler, John; Presidio Press, publisher

Publisher

Presidio Press/Ballantine Books/Random House, Inc.

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780739465042

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History

Rating

4.15 / 5 (47 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14