The Bielski brothers
Subtitle: the true story of three men who defied the Nazis, saved 1,200 Jews, and built a village in the forest
By: Peter Duffy
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Subjects: Jewish resistance; Rescue; Persecutions; World war, 1939-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews
Description: "In 1941, three young men--brothers, sons of a miller--witnessed their parents and two other siblings being led away to their eventual murders. It was a grim scene that would, of course, be repeated endlessly throughout the war. What makes this particular story of interest is how the survivors responded. Instead of running or capitulating or giving in to despair, these brothers--Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski--did something else entirely. They fought back, waging a guerilla war of wits and cunning against both the Nazis and the pro-Nazi sympathizers. Along the way they saved well over a thousand Jewish lives"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.