The Ritchie Boys - The Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned to Fight Hitler (Paperback)

'The last great, untold story of WWII... highly compelling' Daily Mail Fleeing Nazi persecution for America in the 1930s, the young German-born Jews who would come to be known as The Ritchie Boys were labelled 'enemy aliens' when war broke out. Although of the age to be inducted into the U.S. military, their German accents made them distrusted. Until one day in 1942, when the Pentagon woke up to the incredible asset they had in their ranks, and sent these young recruits to a secret military intelligence training centre at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. These men knew the language, culture and psychology of the enemy better than anyone, and had the greatest motivation to fight Hitler's anti-Semitic regime. And so they were trained and sent back into the belly of the beast, Jews returning to the frontlines of battlefields across Nazi-occupied Europe to defeat the enemy that persecuted them and their families. In an epic story of heroism, courage, and patriotism, bestselling author Bruce Henderson draws on personal interviews with many surviving veterans and extensive archival research to finally bring this never-before-told chapter of the Second World War to light. Previously published as Sons and Soldiers

General

Imprint:	William Collins Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2018
Authors:	Bruce Henderson
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-818050-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-00-818050-4
Barcode:	9780008180508

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Interesting but dry

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 | Review by: Sue @ Crushingcinders

An interesting story but the author's style is dry and this reduces the emotional impact on the reader. @crushingcinders

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