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The WW2 Commando Missions
The WW2 Commando Missions
Series · 6 books · 1965-1973
By
Alan White
Books in series
#1
The Long Day's Dying
1965
They were three soldiers, on watch in the French countryside, their base a disused barn. Three ordinary men seconded into the horrors of World War II, each with his own ideals, his own feelings, his own fears. Their task was a nightmare of waiting. Over the brow if a hill German forces were stationed, and every moment of every day passed in nerve-shattering anticipation of their first clash. And when the clash finally came, it was not merely a battle of force and brutality but a complex and murderous struggle between the cunning and ruthlessness of both sides... THE LONG DAY'S DYING is a novel that portrays the horror, the waste of human life, the tension and the terror of war with a passionate realism. The book, memorably filmed by Paramount, is a classic; once taken up, it cannot be put down; once read, it will never be forgotten
#2
The Long Night's Walk
1968
Four British commandos parachute into occupied Holland. Their to delay and impede German communications long enough to cover the escape of an Allied unit a few miles away. Soon the countryside is in chaos, and the whole German army is hunting for them. And if they miss the rendezvous with the plane sent to extract them, it’s a long way home . . .
#3
The Long Drop
1969
Major Rhodes must get into occupied Belgium, break into a concrete bunker attached to a bank and get out again with the papers that are secured there. He takes 12 men. This is the story of how those 12 men were picked for the job after a gruelling, brutal selection course in which others died or were broken.
#4
The Long Watch
1971
The British patrol's enter a well-guarded French prison, find an old professor, get from him secret chemical knowledge that can help secure victory for the allies. Easier said than done when the countryside is crawling with German soldiers, when the citizens they depend on may be collaborators, when the leader is a private and one of the men he commands is a major and there's no love lost between them. This story opens as the patrol spills out of a farmhouse under fire, and the action and suspense build from to preventing the disloyalty of villagers, to securing a cemetery hide-out in direct sight of the Germans, to scaling the prison walls between guard's rounds, to the final clever act of bravado that gains access to the prison...
#5
The Long Midnight
1972
You can't hide when the sun never sets... Norway, 1943. A land in the grip of Nazi occupation, where men and women still fight for freedom in constant danger from German murder squads and Norwegian traitors. It is to find such a traitor that two men are sent from Britain. Their mission is two-fold. First, to expose the traitor and kill them. Second, to carry out a brilliant and daring operation of rescue and sabotage… Another thrilling commando raid novella from a master of the genre, perfect for fans of Max Hennessy and Alan Evans.
#6
The Long Fuse
1973
David Hinton is a traitor, both to Britain and Nazi Germany. A British Nazi sympathiser at the start of the war, he answered Fatherland’s call, heading to Fortress Europe and broadcasting Nazi propaganda back over the Channel via radio. But then, growing disillusioned with Hitler, he defected again, returning to London. Now the Allies want him to make one more broadcast, this time for them, from Strasbourg Radio Station. Captain Colson and his commandos are charged with smuggling the broadcaster back into Occupied France, and getting him behind the microphone. But tensions in Colson’s team are running the Gestapo is on the lookout for them, and one of the men is a murderer. The long fuse of Colson's dislike for Hinton is fast approaching the flashpoint... A thrilling commando raid novel from a master of the genre, perfect for fans of Max Hennessy and Alan Evans. 'Plenty of action... Alan White writes the good, quick-moving war story with skill' Daily Telegraph 'If you like the war-time ambience, this is the meat for you' Scotsman
Author
Alan White
Author · 5 books