Like A Man (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Churchill was pleased when he inspected the Czechoslovak troops at Edgehill and found them in the semblance of British uniform..." (more)
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Product Description

Like a Man is the story of the most successful clandestine mission in the history of warfare. Based closely on fact but never limited by it, this World War II action adventure follows three paratroopers from their night-drop into Nazi-Occupied Czechoslovakia until the last shattering moments when they fight an entire regiment of SS troops to the death.

The paratroopers' mission, called Anthropoid, begins with a bad drop that puts them miles off their target and far from any help. It leads them by luck, accident and skill through the heart of the underground resistance to the culmination of their mission on a quiet suburban street in Prague.

There they assassinate the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany-the head of the SD and the Gestapo, the Protector of Czechoslovakia. How they did what no one else could do, and how they carried themselves onto the pages of history is one of the most compelling chapters in the long annals of secret war.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Foremost Press; 2nd edition (March 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972373748
• ISBN-13: 978-0972373746
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #680,781 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LIKE A MAN David Chacko, June 8, 2009

By	tigersmama (Whitehall, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

A very interesting story about the Czechoslavakia resistance in WW 2. This
story concerns the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, second in command to the Nazi regime. Although this is fiction it is based on historical facts. The Czech underground was trained in England, dropped by parachute into Nazi-occupied territory and completed their mission at the expense of many thousands of lives. The Nazi annihlation of the town of Lidice became a rallying cry for the Allied troups. Many bombs dropped on Germany had "LIDICE" written on them. I highly recommend this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MISSION IMPOSSIBLE PLUS, August 13, 2005

By	Connoisseur - See all my reviews

LIKE A MAN is a first-rate read and a great piece of historical writing. The wartime atmosphere, the importance of the mission, two dedicated commandos, and well-drawn supporting characters, including Churchill, Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich, along with many members of the WWII underground, make for a fascinating picture of men under orders to do the impossible. They did it, and their story is one for the ages.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast moving historical fiction, November 24, 2007

By	Michael W. Drafke (Lemont, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This book gives you a good feel for what it must be like to drop behind the lines, try to blend in, and carry out resistance operations. It moves right along, not too fast or slow, and builds to the tragic climax. If you like WW II fiction this is a book for you.