Men of Honor: American GIS in the Jewish Holocaust

Men of Honor: American GIS in the Jewish Holocaust

by Jeff Donaldson
Men of Honor: American GIS in the Jewish Holocaust

Men of Honor: American GIS in the Jewish Holocaust

by Jeff Donaldson

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Overview

During World War II, more than 500,000 Jewish-American soldiers served in the U.S. military. Tens of thousands were decorated for bravery, and thousands still were killed in action or taken prisoner by the Germans. Although the Geneva Convention required that American soldiers need only give their name, rank and service number when captured, soldiers of the Jewish faith were forced to answer one additional frightening question: What is your religion? With an "H" for Hebrew emblazoned on their dog tags, thousands of Jewish soldiers imprisoned in POW camps had to decide whether to hide their faith and risk being shot as spies, or step forward and suffer the consequences. For those who admitted being Jewish, or who were discovered, that meant starvation, humiliation and cruelty on a scale that most other American prisoners never experienced.Men of Honor is the chilling account of more than two dozen American soldiers, some Jewish, some not, who personally experienced the Holocaust in one terrifying way or another.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781555716448
Publisher: Hellgate Press
Publication date: 01/01/2010
Edition description: First Edition, First ed.
Pages: 180
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jeff Donaldson is a journalist and screenwriter whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines throughout the country and on television. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, he attended the College of Charleston and served as a linguist in the U.S. Air Force. He currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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