{"product_id":"special-forces-hero-thomas-harder-9781526787514","title":"Special Forces Hero: Anders Lassen VC MC*","description":"Until the German occupation of his native Denmark in April 1940 Anders Lassen had no interest in the War. Yet over the next five years he became a highly decorated Special Forces legend and the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the Victoria Cross.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter taking part in a mutiny on board a Danish ship, he made his way to Scotland. He first joined the Special Operations Executive before serving with the Small Scale Raiding Force, Special Air Service and Special Boat Service. He took part in the daring Operation Postmaster, off West Africa, and raided the Channel Islands and the Normandy coast. He saw most action in Eastern Mediterranean, fighting in Crete, the Dodecanese, Yugoslavia, mainland Greece and finally Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn April 1945, now a major aged 24, he was killed at Lake Comacchio, where his gallantry earned him his posthumous VC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis superb biography is not just a worthy tribute to an outstanding soldier, but a superb account of the numerous special force operations Anders was involved in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Harder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526787512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526787514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.40d","brand":"Thomas Harder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930834714879,"sku":"9781526787514","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_744612ca-831c-4ec2-8570-0aae4d4e52fd.jpg?v=1766344587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/special-forces-hero-thomas-harder-9781526787514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}