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Title:War of the Doomed : Jewish Armed Resistance in Poland, 1942-1944
Author:Shmuel Krakowski
ISBN:0841908516 : 9780841908512
Format:Hardback
Size:160x233mm
Pages:340
Weight: .644 Kg.
Published:Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc - January 1984
List Price: 35 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Poland: Jewish studies: European history: Second World War


Documents the Jewish resistance to Nazi occupation in Poland outside the confines of Warsaw. It tells of armed resistance in the forests and commando units as well as in POW and extermination camps. Also included is a fresh analysis of the Warsaw rebellion concerning the resistance that was hindered by the isolation and vulnerability of the participants. Taken together, the sources and memoirs reveal the ingenuity and bravery of Jews who proved themselves capable of heroic acts despite their previous mundane lives.