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The Jewish Brigade

An Army with Two Masters 1944-45

Morris Beckman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Published:28th Mar '08

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A brigade was formed in 1944 as part of the British Army and fought with distinction in Italy. It was the first all Jewish 'army', and knowledge of its existence and its role in defeating the Nazis gave an immense boost to Jews everywhere. After the war the brigade helped Jewish refugees beat the British blockade of Palestine. Having fought in the War, author Morris Beckman was the founder member of the 43 Group of Jewish ex-servicemen who attacked and destroyed Mosley's emergent Fascist party in a protracted campaign in the late 1940s.

'A fitting memorial to those Jews who, at a time when being a Jew was synonymous with being a victim, were determined to take up arms as a Jewish entity and against their own enemies.'

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ISBN: 9781862274235

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm

Weight: 320g

192 pages