A Perfect Hell The True Story of the Black

The Germans called them "the Black Devils." The Allies ultimately credited them with turning their fortunes around in the toughest year of World War II. They were the men of the First Special Service Force.

John Nadler is a contributing correspondent to CanWest Newspapers, Canada’s largest newspaper chain, and writes for Variety magazine. His articles have appeared in TIME, Maclean’s, Canadian Business, the Ottawa Citizen, The Gazette (Montreal), the National Post, and The Independent in the UK. He lives in Hungary.

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Map

vii

List of Maps

xi

Author's Note

xiii

Prologue

1

(10)

PART ONE: THE MOUNTAIN

1 The Ascent

11

(6)

2 The Terrible Year

17

(12)

3 The Staff Officer

29

(16)

4 Mavericks and Mountain Men

45

(31)

5 Warriors Without a War

76

(22)

6 Two Peaks

98

(29)

7 Telegrams

127

(12)

8 Majo

139

(32)

PART TWO: THE BEACH

9 Shingle

171

(7)

10 The Long Cold Night

178

(18)

11 Gods

196

(18)

12 Devils

214

(12)

13 Escapes

226

(14)

14 Gusville

240

(19)

PART THREE: THE CITY

15 The Quarry

259

(9)

16 Breakout

268

(16)

17 The Flying Column

284

(8)

18 Six Bridges

292

(10)

19 Soldier's Farewell

302

(6)

20 Riviera Wars

308

(19)

21 Homecoming

327

(16)

Epilogue

343

(17)

Notes

360

(14)

Sources

374

(10)

Acknowledgements

384

(3)

Index

387

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A Perfect Hell The True Story of the Black Devils, the Forefathers of the Special Forces

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