The Brigade
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins
- 出版时间 2001年11月
- ISBN 9780694526581
- 定价 242.40
内容简介
Anepictruestorgofthreeremarkablemen--and
onewoman--whosetouttofightawarandin
theprocesshelpedcreateanation.November1944.ThewarinEuropeisdrawingtoaclosewhentheBritishgovernmentfinallyagreestosendabrigadeof5,000JewishvolunteersfromPalestinetoEuropetofighttheGermanarmy.AtatimewhenJewsarebeingvictimized,thesesoldiers--ayellowStarofDavidemblazonedontheiruniformsleeves--showtheworldthataJewisharmycanfightback.Andwin.Butwhenthewarendsandthesoldierswitnessfirsthandthehorrorstheirpeoplehavesufferedintheconcentrationcamps,themenlaunchabrutalandcalculatingcampaignofvengeance,formingsecretsquadstoidentify,locate,andkillNaziofficersinhiding.Theirownferocitythreatenstooverwhelmthemuntilafortuitousencounterwithanorphanedgirlsetsthemenonacourseofaction--rescuingJewishwarorphansandtransportingthemtoPalestine--thatwillnotonlychangetheirlives,butalsoforeveralterthecourseofworldhistory.
onewoman--whosetouttofightawarandin
theprocesshelpedcreateanation.November1944.ThewarinEuropeisdrawingtoaclosewhentheBritishgovernmentfinallyagreestosendabrigadeof5,000JewishvolunteersfromPalestinetoEuropetofighttheGermanarmy.AtatimewhenJewsarebeingvictimized,thesesoldiers--ayellowStarofDavidemblazonedontheiruniformsleeves--showtheworldthataJewisharmycanfightback.Andwin.Butwhenthewarendsandthesoldierswitnessfirsthandthehorrorstheirpeoplehavesufferedintheconcentrationcamps,themenlaunchabrutalandcalculatingcampaignofvengeance,formingsecretsquadstoidentify,locate,andkillNaziofficersinhiding.Theirownferocitythreatenstooverwhelmthemuntilafortuitousencounterwithanorphanedgirlsetsthemenonacourseofaction--rescuingJewishwarorphansandtransportingthemtoPalestine--thatwillnotonlychangetheirlives,butalsoforeveralterthecourseofworldhistory.
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