You MUST read this book!
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If you have any interest in the Partisan movement, the Jewish resistance, the Warsaw uprising, the White rose, Edelweiss Pirates, Oskar Schindler or anyone else that defied the nazi regime, you have to read this book. First off, this is not a bang bang shoot em up account of the Bielski brothers. This is more about the massive effort it took to move over 800 people-quietly- thru a forest crawling with thousands of Nazis whose only purpose was to find them. Truly, an amazing feat of logistics that can be marvelled at, but then to think that they did it more than once?!?! Unbelievable!
If you didnt know any better, you'd swear it was a work of fiction, moreover, after reading it, you are going to wonder why on earth are our children not taught about such brave souls! truly one of the more memorable and gripping books I have read in quite a while. get it, you will not be sorry.
Amazing, Powerful, Triumphant
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This is the amazing story of three brothers; Tuvia, Asael and Zus Bielski, who made it their mission to save as many Jews as possible during World War II. They were somehow able to hide in the forest and save 1,200 or more Jews.
This is an incredible story, these three brothers worked so hard to achieve what was a seemingly impossible task. They were very organized, and their final camp was built like a village in the forest, complete with a blacksmith, a tailor, a barber, a bath house and a village square where dancers and singers performed. They endured freezing cold temperatures, near starvation and constant fear that they would be discovered and killed.
The writing was very clear and concise and events were laid out in a very logical and chronological order. There were many different people who came into the story and Peter Duffy did a wonderful job helping the reader keep track of them. He would often reiterate a story or description of an individual mentioned earlier.
I thought the story was an honest portrayal of the Bielski brothers, they were not portrayed as one dimensional but as many faceted and fallible people. Peter Duffy wrote about their mistakes as well as their success.
How horrible that these brave men who saved so many lives were not recognized as the heroes that they were.
