During WW2 a group of Jewish refugees (intellectuals writers artists and athletes - most
from Germany and Austria) escaped to Britain and were interned as 'enemy aliens'. In 1942 they
were selected and trained to form a special unit of commandoes who would be sent back into
Europe to play a significant role in the final battles against the Nazis. Based on original
archival research interviews and a cache of newly discovered sources this is a book brimming
with camaraderie heroism and high-octane storytelling as it tells the dramatic story of the
X-Troop men who helped to defeat the Nazis and liberate the concentration camps where their
families had either been killed or imprisoned.
