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Zusatztext "An exciting! well-paced story about honor! courage and duty. An inspiration." Informationen zum Autor Peter Duffy is the author of The Bielski Brothers . He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Klappentext In 1941, three brothers witnessed their parents and two other siblingsbeing led away to their eventual murders. It was a grim scene that would,of course, be repeated endlessly throughout the war. Instead of running orgiving in to despair, these brothers -- Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski -- foughtback, waging a guerrilla war of wits against the Nazis. By using their intimate knowledge of the dense forests surrounding theBelarusan towns of Novogrudek and Lida, the Bielskis evaded the Nazis andestablished a hidden base camp, then set about convincing other Jews to jointheir ranks. As more and more Jews arrived each day, a robust communitybegan to emerge, a "Jerusalem in the woods." After two and a half years in the woods, in July 1944, the Bielskis learnedthat the Germans, overrun by the Red Army, were retreating back towardBerlin. More than one thousand Bielski Jews emerged -- alive -- on that final,triumphant exit from the woods. Zusammenfassung In 1941! three brothers witnessed their parents and two other siblingsbeing led away to their eventual murders. It was a grim scene that would!of course! be repeated endlessly throughout the war. Instead of running orgiving in to despair! these brothers -- Tuvia! Zus! and Asael Bielski -- foughtback! waging a guerrilla war of wits against the Nazis. By using their intimate knowledge of the dense forests surrounding theBelarusan towns of Novogrudek and Lida! the Bielskis evaded the Nazis andestablished a hidden base camp! then set about convincing other Jews to jointheir ranks. As more and more Jews arrived each day! a robust communitybegan to emerge! a "Jerusalem in the woods." After two and a half years in the woods! in July 1944! the Bielskis learnedthat the Germans! overrun by the Red Army! were retreating back towardBerlin. More than one thousand Bielski Jews emerged -- alive -- on that final!triumphant exit from the woods. ...
