We Are Coming, Unafraid

We Are Coming, Unafraid: The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War 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. Autor: Michael Keren, Shlomit Keren Wydawnictwo: Rowman & Littlefield Rok wydania: 2010 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 200 Wymiary: 23.9 x 16.2 x 1.8 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780742552746