{"product_id":"9781856357265","title":"Hitler's Irishmen: The Irish Waffen-SS Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handful of Irishmen fought for Nazi Germany – but only two ever wore the uniform of the notorious Waffen-SS…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, two young Irishmen served in the armed forces of Nazi Germany, swearing the oath of the Waffen-SS, wearing the organisation’s uniform and even its distinctive blood group tattoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Brady from Roscommon and Frank Stringer from Leitrim were under the direct command of Otto Skorzeny, the man who rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from a mountain-top prison, and they were involved in some of the most ferocious fighting of the war in the last days of the Third Reich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIronically these young men had originally joined an Irish regiment of the British army, and but for a twist of fate would have ended up fighting against the Germans. Instead, the pair were recruited to the German special forces after they were captured on the island of Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on new research from the two men’s own accounts and on state papers which have been recently released.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercier Press, Limited, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183980495088,"sku":"9781856357265","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781856357265_p0.jpg?v=1763598829","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781856357265","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}