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I Will Come Back for You

The undercover Jewish commando who helped defeat the Nazis

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I Will Come Back for You

By: Daniel Huhn, Rachel Stanyon - translator
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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'Extraordinary ... one of the most moving and uplifting stories of the war' Keith Lowe

'A remarkable book' - The Telegraph

A gripping account of hidden identity, military courage, and an against-all-odds reunion.

Four days after Germany's surrender in May 1945, a young British officer headed east into Germany. But this was no ordinary soldier. Manfred Gans was searching for his family. As a Jewish boy in Nazi Germany, he fled to England. Once he could, he enlisted, serving in the elite British 'Three Troop' unit, comprised of German-speaking refugees, and joined the D-Day landings.

Working undercover, he gained vital intelligence, liberated occupied France and the Netherlands, and saved lives on both sides. Meanwhile, he dreamed of a reunion with his family trapped behind enemy lines, and with his childhood sweetheart, Anita.

As the war ended, chaos reigned in Germany: defeated Wehrmacht soldiers faced columns of U.S. and British soldiers, concentration camp survivors encountered SS guards, and Soviet military roadblocks controlled the route east. Manfred overcame them all, finally reaching the place his parents were last seen: Theresienstadt ...

Translated by Rachel Stanyon©2025 Daniel Huhn (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK
20th Century Germany Historical Military Inspiring Feel-Good War Prisoners of War
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