Why I Became an X Troop Commando

Historian and biographer Helen Fry is the author of The Walls Have Ears, Spymaster, MI9, and more than twenty books on intelligence, prisoners of war, and the social history of World War II. She appears regularly in media interviews and podcasts and has been involved in numerous documentaries.

“This untold history penned by a master storyteller, proves, once again, that life is stranger than fiction.”—Damien Lewis, author of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare  “I am delighted that the story of X Troop is becoming more broadly known. Each one of these brave men deserves their own story and Helen Fry's book is a welcome addition.”—Leah Garrett author of X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis  “Helen Fry artfully weaves an extraordinary story of one man’s courage in defying the Nazis, fleeing his homeland, joining the British Army, and becoming a Commando who was determined to do his part to defeat the usurpers who victimized Jews, the disadvantaged, anti-Nazis, and others.”—Kathryn Barbier, author of Spies, Lies, and Citizenship