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Having barely escaped Germany, several Jewish friends are determined to strike back at the Third Reich while their families languish in concentration camps. After months of training with the U. S. Army, a small group of spies is formed, including several former German soldiers now willing to betray their Fuhrer for the greater good of Germany. The missions commander is a Jewish sergeant who only months earlier was plucked from the streets of Brooklyn. The men are sent on a covert operation deep into the heavily fortified area of Austrias Alpine Redoubt, where Hitler planned to make his last stand. Capture meant almost certain death; success, a swift end to the war. Using recently declassified files, private documents, and personal interviews, military historian Patrick K. ODonnell has written another cinematic World War II drama, filled with an unforgettable cast of characters and packed with action, suspense, and intrigue.

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WETA.org, 5/5/09 That book will be not only fascinating, but an important contribution to our understanding of World War II. Kirkus, 9/15 These were no 'inglourious basterds' whose stories O'Donnell tells, no avengers focused on sanguinary retribution...The agents' courage, skill, persistence, modesty and devotion soar...An important story, thoroughly...told. World War II Forums, 9/20 Compelling...A wonderful addition to the recent burst of scholarship surrounding Southern Europe during World War II...Any reader of O'Donnell's cannot help but feel that all of his histories are ready to be made into films, and readers can only hope that Hollywood pays heed to that call. They Dared Return will engage novice and expert students of World War II alike. It is a fine book. Publishers Weekly, 9/28 [O'Donnell] fleshes out the tale of sacrifice, spies, courage and betrayal organized by the American Office of Strategic Services to take on Gestapo troops in a heavily fortified district, Alpine Redoubt...Armed with research in the National Archives, confidential documents and personal interviews, O'Donnell tells a heart-stopping tale of sabotage by men and women who placed everything on the line against a seemingly unstoppable tyranny. Veterans Reporter (Southern Nevada Issue), September This book is yet another side of WWII, and a segment of the war that has not been fully explored heretofore. Washington Jewish Week, 10/7 Readers, especially Jewish readers, will derive great satisfaction from the feats of the Jewish soldiers. Blogcritics.org, 10/11 [A] riveting history of the planning and the execution of the behind-enemy-lines covert action codenamed Operation Greenup. One of the striking things about They Dared Return is that reads like so much like a thriller...History's twists and turns come alive thanks to O'Donnell's feel for the dramatic... They Dared Return is first-rate read

WETA.org, 5/5/09<br> That book will be not only fascinating, but an important contribution to our understanding of World War II. <br> Kirkus, 9/15<br> These were no 'inglourious basterds' whose stories O'Donnell tells, no avengers focused on sanguinary retribution...The agents' courage, skill, persistence, modesty and devotion soar...An important story, thoroughly...told. <br>World War II Forums, 9/20<br> Compelling...A wonderful addition to the recent burst of scholarship surrounding Southern Europe during World War II...Any reader of O'Donnell's cannot help but feel that all of his histories are ready to be made into films, and readers can only hope that Hollywood pays heed to that call. They Dared Return will engage novice and expert students of World War II alike. It is a fine book. <br> Publishers Weekly, 9/28<br> [O'Donnell] fleshes out the tale of sacrifice, spies, courage and betrayal organized by the American Office of Strategic Services to take on Gestapo troops in a heavily fortified district, Alpine Redoubt...Armed with research in the National Archives, confidential documents and personal interviews, O'Donnell tells a heart-stopping tale of sabotage by men and women who placed everything on the line against a seemingly unstoppable tyranny. <br> Veterans Reporter (Southern Nevada Issue), September<br> This book is yet another side of WWII, and a segment of the war that has not been fully explored heretofore. <br> Washington Jewish Week, 10/7<br> Readers, especially Jewish readers, will derive great satisfaction from the feats of the Jewish soldiers. <br>Blogcritics.org, 10/11<br> [A] riveting history of the planning and the execution of the behind-enemy-lines covert action codenamed Operation Greenup. One of the striking things about They Dared Return is that reads like so much like a thriller...History's twists and turns come alive thanks to O'Donnell's feel for the dramatic... They Dared Return is first-rate read

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Patrick K. O'Donnell is the author of five previous books, including Beyond Valor, winner of the prestigious William E. Colby Award, and the highly acclaimed account of the Battle of Fallujah, We Were One. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

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