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The brigade : an epic story of vengeance, salvation and World War II
- Title
- The brigade : an epic story of vengeance, salvation and World War II / Howard Blum.
- Author
- Blum, Howard.
- Publication
- New York : HarperCollins, [2001], ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | D810.J4 B529 2001 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "November, 1944. The war in Europe is drawing to a close when the British government finally agrees to send a brigade of five thousand Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German army.
- Among these soldiers are Israel Carmi, a veteran of the Haganah underground, a man who serves one army but whose loyalties belong to another; Johanan Peltz, raised on a vast estate in Poland, he dreams of returning home as a British officer and gentleman; and Arie Pinchuk, a former student who has returned to Europe with his own secret agenda - to rescue his last remaining family member: the little sister he left behind. At the Senio River, Peltz leads the troops in a daring bayonet charge into the heart of the German line. When the savage hand-to-hand combat is finished, the men of the brigade emerge triumphant. At a time when Jews are being victimized, these soldiers - yellow Stars of David emblazoned on their uniform sleeves - show the world that a Jewish army can fight back.
- And win.".
- "But when the war ends and the soldiers witness firsthand the horrors their people have suffered in the concentration camps, the men launch a brutal and calculating campaign of vengeance, forming secret squads to identify, locate, and kill Nazi officers in hiding.
- Their own ferocity threatens to overwhelm them until a fortuitous encounter with an orphaned girl sets the men on a course of action - rescuing Jewish war orphans and transporting them to Palestine - that will not only change their lives but also forever alter the course of world history.
- With The Brigade, Howard Blum has written his most harrowing and important book to date - a story that is certain to make headlines as well as provoke debate about the moral elements of justice, the dividing lines between good and evil, and the possibility of redemption."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-324).
- ISBN
- 0060194863 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2001024324
- OCLC
- ocm46504694
- SCSB-4217457
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries