-- Personal story of Germany's top special forces man
-- Details the rescue of MussoliniOtto Skorzeny, Germany's top commando in World War II, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of the high risk adventure. Among the exploits that earned him the reputation as "the most dangerous man in Europe" were the rescue of Mussolini in 1943 and the capture of the Hungarian regent Admiral Horthy just before he could sign a peace treaty with Stalin. In this book Skorzeny tells the full story.
Language
English
Pages
232
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Greenhill Books
Release
October 01, 1997
ISBN
1853672912
ISBN 13
9781853672910
Skorzeny's Special Missions: The Memoirs of "The Most Dangerous Man in Europe"
-- Personal story of Germany's top special forces man
-- Details the rescue of MussoliniOtto Skorzeny, Germany's top commando in World War II, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of the high risk adventure. Among the exploits that earned him the reputation as "the most dangerous man in Europe" were the rescue of Mussolini in 1943 and the capture of the Hungarian regent Admiral Horthy just before he could sign a peace treaty with Stalin. In this book Skorzeny tells the full story.