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MEET AUTHOR LEAH GARRETT!
The men of X Troop were the real Inglorious Basterds: a secret commando unit of young Jewish refugees who were trained in counterintelligence and advanced combat to deliver decisive blows against the Nazis. Come meet acclaimed scholar Leah Garrett as we discuss her extensive original research, including interviews with the last surviving members of the X Troop unit. Garrett follows this unique band of brothers from Germany to England and back again, with stops at British internment camps, the beaches of Normandy, the battlefields of Italy and Holland, and the hellscape of Terezin concentration camp. For the first time, X Troop tells the astonishing story of these secret shock troops and their devastating blows against the Nazis.
Leah Garrett has published five books in Jewish studies and won and was shortlisted for numerous literary prizes. X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War Two, has been featured on CNN, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, CSPAN and a range of other venues. The Daily Telegraph called it "a thrilling story, well-told" while the Times of London labeled it as "gripping" and The Jerusalem Report called it "stunning...an incredible moving story of Jewish heroism."
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