Overview
A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the X Troop--a team of European Jews who escaped the Continent only to join the British Army and return home to exact their revenge on Hitler's military.A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the only survivor of an undercover operation meant to infiltrate a Nazi base, trading on the soldiers' perfect fluency in German. For this man is not British born but instead a German Jew seeking revenge for the deaths of his family back home in Berlin.As the Allies advance into Europe, the young lieutenant is brought to recover in Sicily, where he's recruited by a British major to join the newly formed X Troop, a commando unit composed of German and Austrian Jews that's training for a top secret mission at a nearby camp in the Sicilian hills. They are all lost boys, driven not by patriotism but by vengeance.Drawing on meticulous research into this unique group of soldiers, The Last of the Seven is a lyrical, propulsive historical novel perfect for readers of Mark Sullivan, Robert Harris, and Alan Furst.
Full Product Details
Author: Steven Hartov ,
Raphael Corkhill
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Imprint: Hanover Square Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 14.20cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9798200916399
Publication Date: 09 August 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Ticks like a detonator and explodes like a bomb. I read it [in] one rush and the book didn't lose momentum the whole way. -- Steven Pressfield, author of The Legend of Bagger Vance
Author Information
STEVEN HARTOV is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller In the Company of Heroes, as well as The Night Stalkers and Afghanistan on the Bounce. For six years he served as Editor-in-Chief of Special Operations Report. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, and most recently the History Channel's Secret Armies. A former Merchant Marine sailor, Israeli Defense Forces paratrooper and special operator, he is currently a Task Force Commander in the New York Guard. He lives in New Jersey. Raphael Corkhill grew up in central London and attended the renowned Eton College before moving to the United States to attend Princeton University, after which he completed his MFA acting degree at the University of Southern California. Raphael's recent credits include the Los Angeles Theatre Center's production of Short Eyes, A Happy End at the Museum of Tolerance, and Luke Eberl's latest film, The Movie. Raphael's voice-over work includes the Weinstein Company's upcoming feature Lawless and the award-winning short film Wrecks and Violins.
