Sons and soldiers the untold story of the Jews who escaped the Nazis and returned with the U.S. Army to fight Hitler
As Jewish families were trying desperately to get out of Europe during the menacing rise of Hitler's Nazi party, some chose to send their young sons away to uncertain futures in America, perhaps never to see them again. As these boys became young men, they were determined to join the fight in E...
| Main Author: | Henderson, Bruce B., 1946- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
As Jewish families were trying desperately to get out of Europe during the menacing rise of Hitler's Nazi party, some chose to send their young sons away to uncertain futures in America, perhaps never to see them again. As these boys became young men, they were determined to join the fight in Europe. Known as the Ritchie Boys, after the Maryland camp where they were trained, these army recruits knew what would happen to them if they were captured. Yet they leapt at the opportunity to be sent in small, elite teams to join every major combat unit in Europe, where they collected key tactical intelligence on enemy strength, troop and armored movements, and defensive positions. A post-war army report found that nearly 60 percent of the credible intelligence gathered in Europe came from the Ritchie Boys. Drawing on original interviews and extensive archival research, Henderson vividly re-creates the stories of six of these men in an epic tale of heroism, courage, and patriotism that will not soon be forgotten. -- |
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| Item Description: |
Includes photographic images on end papers. |
| Physical Description: |
xii, 429 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418) and an index. |
| ISBN: |
9780062419095 0062419099 9780062803849 0062803840 |
| Author Notes: |
He is the author (or co-author) of over twenty nonfiction books. His recent work includes And the Sea Will Tell (co-authored by Vincent Bugliosi and was adapted for a CBS miniseries), Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War, Trace Evidence: The Hunt for the I-5 Serial Killer, Rescue at Los Banos: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II, and Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler. (Bowker Author Biography) |