Commando Extraordinary (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed,Previous owner
Condition remarks: Binding: remains tight. Markings: fep - small sticker & gifter's inscription; title-page - name penned.
In the deadly theatre of World War II, one man carved a legend in blood and daring — Commando Extraordinary chronicles the astonishing life of Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's most feared special operations commander, whose audacious missions sent shockwaves through the Allied high command. Charles Foley reconstructs with meticulous precision the full arc of Skorzeny's career, from the breathtaking airborne rescue of Benito Mussolini from a mountaintop prison to his daring infiltration operations deep behind enemy lines, painting a portrait of a soldier whose tactical genius was matched only by his ruthless ambition. Foley writes with the urgency of a thriller and the authority of a seasoned war correspondent, presenting a biography that refuses to sentimentalise its subject while never losing sight of the broader moral landscape of the war. The narrative illuminates the darker mechanics of Nazi Germany's elite fighting forces and raises enduring questions about the nature of courage, loyalty, and the fine line between brilliance and fanaticism. Notably, this edition carries a foreword by Major-General Sir Robert Laycock, Chief of Combined Operations — lending it a unique historical gravitas — and the title page bears a personal inscription, suggesting this copy once belonged to someone with a direct connection to this remarkable and controversial story.
Author: Charles Foley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Longmans, Green and Co
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed,Previous owner
Condition remarks: Binding: remains tight. Markings: fep - small sticker & gifter's inscription; title-page - name penned.
In the deadly theatre of World War II, one man carved a legend in blood and daring — Commando Extraordinary chronicles the astonishing life of Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's most feared special operations commander, whose audacious missions sent shockwaves through the Allied high command. Charles Foley reconstructs with meticulous precision the full arc of Skorzeny's career, from the breathtaking airborne rescue of Benito Mussolini from a mountaintop prison to his daring infiltration operations deep behind enemy lines, painting a portrait of a soldier whose tactical genius was matched only by his ruthless ambition. Foley writes with the urgency of a thriller and the authority of a seasoned war correspondent, presenting a biography that refuses to sentimentalise its subject while never losing sight of the broader moral landscape of the war. The narrative illuminates the darker mechanics of Nazi Germany's elite fighting forces and raises enduring questions about the nature of courage, loyalty, and the fine line between brilliance and fanaticism. Notably, this edition carries a foreword by Major-General Sir Robert Laycock, Chief of Combined Operations — lending it a unique historical gravitas — and the title page bears a personal inscription, suggesting this copy once belonged to someone with a direct connection to this remarkable and controversial story.