Format:
1 online resource (191 pages)
ISBN:
9781442205505
Content:
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.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Ch01. Introduction -- Ch02. Leaving Home -- Ch03. In Distant Lands -- Ch04. To the Front -- Ch05. On Bravery -- Ch06. Hope and Disenchantment -- Ch07. The Chaplain -- Ch08. An Aristocrat of Sorts -- Ch09. Memory and Identity -- Ch10. A Soldier Left Behind -- Ch11. Existential Zionism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780742552746
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780742552746
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=662188
