The light of days the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos
"One of the most important untold stories of World War II. The light of days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who helped weaponize Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis. Witnesses to the brutal murder of t...
| Main Author: | Batalion, Judith (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
William Morrow,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"One of the most important untold stories of World War II. The light of days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who helped weaponize Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis. Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland--some still in their teens--became the nerves of a wide-ranging resistance network that fought the Nazis"--Jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 558 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-536) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0062874217 9780062874214 |