Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers
A History of the Jewish Brigade
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2026
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-2280-2787-4 (ISBN)
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-2280-2787-4 (ISBN)
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Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers tells the compelling story of the Jewish Brigade Infantry Group (JBG), a five-thousand strong military unit, recruited primarily from among the Jewish population of Palestine, and the only exclusively Jewish military unit to fight under the British flag during the Second World War. Gianluca Fantoni reconstructs the military and human experience of the Brigade in Italy and investigates its enduring and controversial place in memory and public debate.
Formed in 1944, the JBG saw combat in the final stages of the Italian campaign, where its soldiers fought with distinction against German forces. After the war, many of its members – who often had little or no military training, and included artists, scientists, and farmers – engaged in clandestine efforts to smuggle Holocaust survivors and weapons into Palestine, laying the groundwork for the future Israeli state. Others sought retribution against Nazis and collaborators in acts that revealed both the trauma of genocide and the desire for justice.
Far more than a conventional military history, Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers is both a critical study of the political uses of history and a vivid, passionate narrative that brings to life the men and women of the Brigade. Accessible and engaging, this book offers readers a rare lens through which to understand the intersections of war, memory, and politics in twentieth-century Europe.
Formed in 1944, the JBG saw combat in the final stages of the Italian campaign, where its soldiers fought with distinction against German forces. After the war, many of its members – who often had little or no military training, and included artists, scientists, and farmers – engaged in clandestine efforts to smuggle Holocaust survivors and weapons into Palestine, laying the groundwork for the future Israeli state. Others sought retribution against Nazis and collaborators in acts that revealed both the trauma of genocide and the desire for justice.
Far more than a conventional military history, Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers is both a critical study of the political uses of history and a vivid, passionate narrative that brings to life the men and women of the Brigade. Accessible and engaging, this book offers readers a rare lens through which to understand the intersections of war, memory, and politics in twentieth-century Europe.
Gianluca Fantoni is senior lecturer in modern history at Nottingham Trent University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | McGill-Queen's Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 photos |
| Verlagsort | Montreal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-2280-2787-X / 022802787X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-2280-2787-4 / 9780228027874 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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