We are coming, unafraid : the Jewish legions and the Promised Land in the First World War / Michael Keren and Shlomit Keren.
Michael Keren 1944-
BookThis book tells the little-known stories of Jewish soldiers who served in the Jewish Legions during World War I. Three all-Jewish battalions formed in the British army as part of the Allies' Middle East campaign, recruiting soldiers from the United States, Canada, England, and Argentina. Drawing on diaries, memoirs and letters, the book follows their journey at sea through unrestricted submarine warfare; by trains and trucks through Europe, Egypt, and Palestine; and their battlefield experiences. The authors show how these Yiddish-speaking young men forged a new kind of soldi
Title |
We are coming, unafraid [electronic resource] : the Jewish legions and the promised land in the First World War / Michael Keren and Shlomit Keren. |
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Publisher |
Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield |
Creation Date |
c2010 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Leaving Home 3 In Distant Lands 4 To the Front 5 On Bravery 6 Hope and Disenchantment 7 The Chaplain 8 An Aristocrat of Sorts 9 Memory and Identity 10 A Soldier Left Behind 11 Existential Zionism Notes Bibliography |
Extent |
1 online resource (322 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010715741405171 |
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