Ten Commando

by Ian Dear

It is indeed remarkable, since the archives of the Second World War must have been pillaged, ransacked, burrowed into, and turned over almost as thoroughly as Monte Cassino itself, that no book has been written about one of the strangest units created during that or any other conflict. The unit was called Ten Commando - and the shroud of secrecy that enveloped it at the time has scarcely been un-wrapped by the passge of the years. Ten Commando was composed entirely of men who came from Germany and from Nazi-occupied countries such as Holland, Poland, and France. Secrecy was vital, for if an Axis agent infiltrated into Ten Commando he could do untold harm. If a member of Ten Commando were capture and his unit identified, the rules of the Geneva Convention were unlikely to worry the captors. This overwhelming need for absolute secrecy was so well instilled in the men of Ten Commando that, until now, little was known about their daring exploits behind enemy lines, including coordination of resistance fighters and sabotage. The result of Ian Dears painstaking research is a remarkable book indeed and a worthy tribute to an incredibly brave group of cladestine soldiers who belong near the top of the WWII Roll of Honor.

Genres: Military Fiction, History

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Mike Garitta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Typical commando stuff put together well.Learned a lot more than I knew about this brave bunch
of would be heroes .It is sad that we have to perform this evil act all through our history.THERE HAS
TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE to young men(women) dying for a bunch of desk chair warming politicians
Who know not what they do EVER!!!!!!!!

[Gregory Frux · Rating 1 out of 5]

Military history of some unique commando units, populated by Jewish German refugees. Writing is very technical, full of military abbreviations and long list is unit names etc. You can tell that there is a very dramatic story in there, but the telling is not well done.