<p>This is Harry Verlander&#8217;s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.<br></p><p>The Special Forces Club is a fabled gentlemen&#8217;s club, based in the heart of London. It has a closely guarded secret: you have to be a genuine hero to be a member.<br></p><p>Harry had volunteered aged 16 in 1942. By 1944, he was parachuting into France on D-Day as part of the Jedburgh espionage teams. His main adventure, though, was in the jungles of Burma fighting the Japanese. This is his story.<br></p>