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Sons and soldiers : the untold story of the Jews who escaped the Nazis and returned with the U.S. Army to fight Hitler / Bruce Henderson.
As Jewish families were trying desperately to get out of Europe during the menacing rise of Hitler's Nazi party, some chose to send their young sons away to uncertain futures in America, perhaps never to see them again. As these boys became young men, they were determined to join the fight in Europe. Known as the Ritchie Boys, after the Maryland camp where they were trained, these army recruits knew what would happen to them if they were captured. Yet they leapt at the opportunity to be sent in small, elite teams to join every major combat unit in Europe, where they collected key tactical intelligence on enemy strength, troop and armored movements, and defensive positions. A post-war army report found that nearly 60 percent of the credible intelligence gathered in Europe came from the Ritchie Boys. Drawing on original interviews and extensive archival research, Henderson vividly re-creates the stories of six of these men in an epic tale of heroism, courage, and patriotism that will not soon be forgotten.-- from dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062419095
- ISBN: 0062419099
- Physical Description: xii, 429 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes photographic images on end papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391 ; 411-418) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Germany 1938 -- Saving the children -- Escaping the Nazis -- A place to call home -- Camp Ritchie -- Going back -- Normandy -- The breakout -- Holland -- The forests -- Return to Deutschland -- The camps -- Denazification -- Going home. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > United States. Jewish soldiers > United States. Jews, German > United States. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Camden County Library District - Camdenton | 940.531 Henderson (Text) | 31320003453623 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | 940.531 Henderson (Text) | 31320003451239 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | 940.548 HEN (Text) | 38417100248121 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 940.5315 HEN 2017 (Text) | 0002205683275 | Adult Non-Fiction | Checked out | 05/07/2024 |
| Festus Public Library | 940.531 Henderson (Text) | 32017000075881 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | 940.531 HEN (Text) | 35555001821968 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Henry County - Main Library | 940 .5318 H38B (Text) | I0000000258176 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| James Memorial Public Library | 940.53 HEN (Text) | 37211001858002 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | 940.5308 HENDERSO (Text) | 30061010143614 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | 940.5308 HENDERSO (Text) | 30000024515532 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
