SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny became a legend in his own time. "Hitler's favorite commando" acquired a reputation as a man of daring, renowned for his audacious 1943 mission to extricate Mussolini from a mountain-top prison. He could be brave and resourceful, but was also a notorious egoist and an unrepentant Nazi until the end of his life.
Stuart Smith draws on years of in-depth research to uncover the truth about Skorzeny's career and complex personality. From his background as a student radical in Vienna to his bloody service with the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front, his surprise rebirth as a commando, and his intriguing post-war career and mysterious fortune, this book tells Otto Skorzeny's story in full—warts and all—for the first time.
Håkan
2021-02-04
I alla aspekter Utmärkt berättad. Intressant. Mycket som sagts om Skorzeny kan vara svårt att tro på som t.ex. att han rekryterats av Mossad vid ett enskilt tillfälle bekräftas av denna bok och en del annat. Som komplement kan hans självbiografi bidra om information till mannens personlighet.
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