The Suicide Raid: Lieutenant Corran Purdon

Sean Rayment

Тип: электронная книга

Жанр: Книги о войне

Язык: на английском языке

Издательство: HarperCollins

Дата публикации: 28.04.2024

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О книге: This is Corran Purdon’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen’s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.Corran Purdon was a gung-ho officer in the Ulster Rifles who thirsted for action. He would volunteer for a new unit, requested by Churchill: the British Commandos.Corran was to fight in ‘The Greatest Raid of All’: the destruction of the port of St Nazaire in France. The volunteers knew it was fraught with risks. This is his story.