Perfect for fans of Erik Larsen's The Splendid and Vile and Alex
Kershaw's The Forgotten 500, #1 international bestselling and
award-winning war reporter Damien Lewis captivates with this thrilling
account of one of WWII's most daring raids--the untold story of the
heroic hellraisers who stormed a Nazi fortress and helped turn the tide
of the war. Bracingly tense, brilliantly researched, and truly
unforgettable, Churchill's Hellraisers is a must-have for every World
War II library.**
From award-winning war reporter Damien Lewis, the untold story of the
heroic hellraisers who stormed a Nazi fortress--in one of the most
daring raids of World War II...
Winter, 1944. Allied forces have liberated most of Axis-occupied
Italy--with one crucial exception: the Nazi headquarters north of the
Gothic Line. Heavily guarded and surrounded by rugged terrain, the
mountain fortress is nearly impenetrable. But British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill is determined to drive a dagger into the "soft
underbelly of Europe." The Allied's plan: drop two paratroopers into the
mountains--and take the fortress by storm...
The two brave men knew the risks involved, so they recruited an equally
fearless team: Italian resistance fighters, escaped POWs, downed US
airmen, even a bagpipe-playing Scotsman known as "The Mad Piper." Some
had little military training, but all were willing to fight to the death
to defeat the Nazi enemy. Ultimately, the mission that began in broad
daylight, in the enemy's line of fire, would end one of the darkest
chapters in history--through the courage and conviction of the unsung
heroes who dared the impossible...
"One of the most dangerous and effective attacks ever undertaken by
this Regiment against the enemy." --Lt Col Robert Walker-Brown, MBE DSO,
senior SAS commander
