1st edition softback with french flaps As New octavo 303pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, 'Michael 'Micky' Burn, soldier, poet and novelist, whose journey from fascist follower, to commander of Six Troop, 2 Commando, to prisoner (and communist lecturer) in the notorious prison of Colditz forms the focal point of this powerful narrative. In 1942, Micky led his commando troop of 28 men on one of the most daring raids of the Second World War, the assault on the French port of St Nazaire where14 of Micky's men were killed; seven, including Burn, were captured'.

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Title: Commando to Colditz: Micky Burn's Journey to the Far Side of Tears- The Raid on St. Nazaire
Author: Stanley, Peter
Publisher: Pier 9 Sydney 2009
Edition: 1st Edition

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