Brothers in Arms The True Story of the Bielski Brothers

Brothers in Arms The True Story of the Bielski Brothers Who Built a Secret Town in the Heart of the Forrest to Save their People from the Nazis 

Author: Peter Duffy 

Publisher: Century, London, England  

Edition: First Century Hardcover 2003

ISBN: 0 7126 7696 1

Language: English

Condition: Good. Clean copy with tight binding. Scattered foxing   

Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket     

Pages: 302. Print with images  

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In 1941, three brothers witnessed their parents and two other siblings being led away to their eventual murders. It was a grim scene that would, of course, be repeated endlessly throughout the war. Instead of running or giving in to despair, these brothers -- Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski -- fought back, waging a guerrilla war of wits against the Nazis. By using their intimate knowledge of the dense forests surrounding the Belarusan towns of Novogrudek and Lida, the Bielskis evaded the Nazis and established a hidden base camp, then set about convincing other Jews to join their ranks. As more and more Jews arrived each day, a robust community began to emerge, a "Jerusalem in the woods." In July, after two and a half years in the woods the Bielskis learned that the Germans, overrun by the Red Army, were retreating back toward Berlin. More than one thousand Bielski Jews emerged -- alive -- on that final, triumphant exit from the woods. But as nororitey grew, so too did the Nazi efforts to capture the rugged brothers and on several occasions they came so near to succeding that the Bielskis had to abandon the camp and lead their massive entourage to newer, safer locaitons. And while some argued in favor of a smaller, more mobile unit, focused strictly on waging battle against the Germans, Tuvia Bielski was firm in his commitment to all Jews. "I'd rather save on old Jewish woman," he said, "than kill ten Nazis."

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