The Brigade
An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII
Howard Blum
336 Pages
On-Sale Date: 08/10/2002
ISBN: 9780060932831
Trim Size: 5.200in x 8.000in x 1.050in
November 1944. The British government finally agrees to send a brigade of 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German army. But when the war ends and the soldiers witness firsthand the horrors their people have suffered in the concentration camps, the men launch a brutal and calculating campaign of vengeance, forming secret squads to identify, locate, and kill Nazi officers in hiding. Their own ferocity threatens to overwhelm them until a fortuitous encounter with an orphaned girl sets the men on a course of action—rescuing Jewish war orphans and transporting them to Palestine—that will not only change their lives but also help create a nation and forever alter the course of world history.
“Remarkable….The Brigade [is] an illuminating addition to the annals of World War II.” — New York Times Book Review
“One of the most moving accounts of the war to appear in many decades.” — Washington Post
“Blum…presents the material masterfully, building suspense and carefully documenting all the action.” — Publishers Weekly
“An action-packed, real-life drama….All will be pleased.” — Kirkus
“[In] The Brigade … Blum has written a powerful wartime saga that is also a meditation on morality.” — Washington Post
