“You are a man who has vowed to protect his family, even at the cost of your own life. So you have no other choice. . . . You must fight, Samson. You must.”The year is 1941, and Samson Abrams makes a life-or-death decision that lands him, and his entire family, in the notorious concentration camp Auschwitz. When Samson is recognized by Dr. Josef Mengele and Commandant Rudolf Höss as a former boxing champion, he is ordered box for their entertainment. A win means ex...

In de Tweede Wereldoorlog werden joodse mannen gedwongen om op zaterdagavond te boksen als vermaak voor de nazi s. De winnaar kreeg extra eten, de verliezer moest naar de gaskamer. Samson is zo n bokser in Auschwitz. Behalve dat de praktijk van de bokswedstrijden wordt beschreven, is er ook aandacht voor de persoonlijke zoektocht van Samson naar God, te midden van al het geweld en de dood die dagelijks aanwezig is. De vriendschap met een katholieke monnik die ook in Auschwitz gevangen zit,...

Winner of 7 International Book Festival Competitions for Best Novel of the Year, including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and San Francisco.The year is 1941, and Samson Abrams makes a life-or-death decision that lands him, and his entire family, in the notorious concentration camp Auschwitz. When Samson is recognized by Dr. Josef Mengele and Commandant Rudolf Höss as a former boxing champion, he is ordered box for their entertainment. A win means extra rations, but ...

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Few Americans know the facts about the final year of US combat operations in South Vietnam. As political will to sustain the fight shrank and the US withdrew most of their ground forces, the Soviets and North Vietnamese sought battlefield success to strengthen their negotiating position at the Paris peace talks. In March of 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South with five armored divisions, massive artillery support, and modern Soviet anti-aircraft weapons, intended to sweep any remaining U...