The Devil's Brigade
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The Devil's Brigade is a 1966 book written by World War II combat pilot, novelist, and historian Robert H. Adleman in conjunction with Col. George Walton, a brigade member. The story tells the real-life World War II story of the 1st Special Service Force.
A 1968 motion picture action drama based on the book recounts the formation and training of a unique joint commando unit of American and Canadian soldiers that became known as the Devil's Brigade. The film dramatizes the unit's mission to the Italian Alps with the seemingly impossible task of capturing what to that point had been an impregnable Nazi stronghold.
The cast of The Devil's Brigade included minor roles for NFL running back Paul Hornung and World Middleweight Champion boxer, Gene Fullmer.
Principal cast:
- William Holden - Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
- Cliff Robertson - Maj. Alan Crown
- Vince Edwards - Maj. Cliff Bricker
- Andrew Prine - Pvt. Theodore Ransom
- Jeremy Slate - Sgt. Maj. Patrick O'Neill
- Claude Akins - Pvt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Rockman
- Carroll O'Connor - Maj. Gen. Hunter
- Jack Watson - Cpl. Wilfrid Peacock
- Dana Andrews - Gen. Walter Naylor
- Richard Jaeckel - Pvt. Omar Greco
- Richard Dawson - Pvt. Hugh MacDonald
- Paul Hornung : Lumberjack
- Gene Fullmer : Bartender
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