In the waning years of World War II, as the tragic plight of the European Jews was coming to light in ever more horrific detail, a Jewish fighting force, known as the Jewish Infantry Brigade Group, was born as part of the British Eighth Army. Leslie Toliver, a racecar driver in the pre-war years, eagerly joined the all-volunteer force for a chance to fight with his people against those who sought to murder them.When the war in Europe ends and the “savage continent” sits on the brin...

This second volume begins in July 1945. Despite the peace agreement signed on the 8th May, Europe is in complete chaos... In the midst of all the violence, Ari and Leslie, still members of the Jewish Brigade, part company. Ari decides to guide his people towards a promised land that is finally becoming a reality, while Leslie continues his Nazi hunt. Both are trying to find a sense of meaning after the horrors of war.

The armistice of May 8th 1945 marks the end of the Second World War. In Europe, weapons are laid down and the camps are liberated. In 1947, the United Nations' Resolution 181 outlines the partition plan for Palestine into two states - Jewish and Arab. But still, blood continues to be spilt. Through Leslie Toliver, member of the Jewish Brigade, Marvano narrates the long road to the creation of Israel, a road obstructed by terrorist attacks, death, hate and fear. The war is not over for ever...

Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis—then returned to fight them as Allied soldiers—share their experiences: "Heroic, poignant [and] compelling." — The Daily NewsEven Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel struggled with the question: Why didn't the Jews fight back? But he finally concluded that the real question was how so many of them did. As he put it, "Tormented, beaten, starved, where did they find the strength—spiritual and physical—to resist?"In fact, o...

For forty years John Hadden and his father of the same name fought at the dinner table over politics, art, and various issues concerning America. One was haunted by what he had witnessed during his long CIA career, from Berlin to Tel Aviv; the other retreated to the Vermont woods to direct Shakespeare until finally he confronted his father at the table one last time with a tape recorder. Conversations with a Masked Man is a series of conversations Hadden had with his father about ...

David Zaid survived the extermination of Jews in Poland ordered by Adolph Hitler and went on to become a hero in the Israeli army. His voice is now stilled, but with this book he continues to speak out against the holocaust-deniers who insist that the atrocities never happened. Zaid lived through it, and knows the truth. And if he ever questioned his own courage while hiding from the murderous Nazis and equally murderous Polish farmers in a Polish forest, the questions were answered in the...

This is a short and Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission.As a guide to understanding the enormity of the impact of the war, there were more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II. There were 60 other countries also involved in the war. There were about 70 million people killed in the war. This is about one-quarter of all the people on earth at that time.Many of the heroes were not ...

A moving and unforgettable eyewitness account of the courageous exodus of Holocaust survivors from post–World War II Europe to the Promised Land, now expanded with Stone's frontline reporting on the Arab-Israeli crises of 1948–49 and the Suez War of 1956, and with a new foreword by D. D. GuttenplanIn the spring of 1946, American journalist I. F. Stone embarked on an incredible adventure, accompanying Holocaust survivors as they made their historic voyage from Easter...

In this World War II military history, Rommel's army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv, and the SS is ready for action. Espionage brought the Nazis this far, but espionage can stop them—if Washington wakes up to the danger.As World War II raged in North Africa, General Erwin Rommel was guided by an uncanny sense of his enemies' plans and weaknesses. In the summer of 1942, he led his Axis army swiftly and terrifyingly toward Alexandria, with the goal of over...

What was the origin of the word ‘Nazi’? Who were the key figures involved in the Second World War, and what terrible weapons did they unleash? All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating book containing over one hundred facts about WWII. Whether you are looking for information to include in a project or article, or you are just interested in finding out more about this tragic period in modern history, this is a perfect addition to any bookshelf.

With her perfect memory (and plenty of zip), ninety-five-year-old Ruth Gruber–adventurer, international correspondent, photographer, maker of (and witness to) history, responsible for rescuing hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees during World War II and after–tells her story in her own words and photographs.In Witness, Gruber writes about what she saw and shows us, through her haunting and life-affirming photographs–taken on each of her assignments– the worlds, the peo...

“I wear my uniform with honor. It has the Order of Lenin on it. It has been covered in blood in battle. It is plain to see that with American women what is important is whether they wear silk underwear under their uniforms. What the uniform stands for, they have yet to learn”. - 'Lady Death', Lyudmila PavlichenkoThe name Lyudmila Mykhiliuna Pavlichenko is a name not often heard when the discussion of great snipers arises. Nicknamed “The Lady of Death”, Lyudmila was the dea...