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We Are Coming, Unafraid
eBook - The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War
ISBN/EAN: 9781442205505
Umbreit-Nr.: 788742
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 200 S.
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 16.09.2010
Auflage: 1/2010
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <span><span><span>This book tells the little-known stories of 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. Many of the soldiers, ranging widely in education level, social class, and combat experience, were displaced immigrants or children of such immigrants. Together, they coalesced into the all-Jewish battalions: "the liberators of the Promised Land."<br><br>The ranks of the Jewish Legions included some who would become prominent leaders, such as David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israel's second president; however, this book focuses on the experiences of ordinary soldiers who served alongside them. 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 soldier identity with unique Jewish features, as well as an evolving sense of nationalism.</span></span><br><span></span></span>
- Kurztext
- <span><span><span>This 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 soldier identity with unique Jewish features, as well as an evolving sense of nationalism.</span></span> <span></span></span>
- Autorenportrait
- <span><span><span>Michael Keren</span><span> is professor of political science and communication and culture at the University of Calgary. He is the author of many scholarly books, including</span><span>The Pen and the Sword</span><span>.</span></span><br><span><span>Shlomit Keren</span><span> is associate professor of history and director of Israel Studies at the University of Calgary.</span></span><br><span></span></span>