Brothers at War: Israel and the Tragedy of the Altalena    by Jerold S. Auerbach
Price: $9.99 USD. 47310 words. Language: English. Published by Quid Pro Books on May 2, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Middle East.
At the dawn of the Israeli state, the tragic sinking of the Israeli ship Altalena--by Israeli commandos no less--threatened to tear the new country apart, and has lessons still for its politics and peace. The first book in English on the event, and by a historian, this book tells the story, and the present profound implications, of a moment in the birth of modern Israel, with much relevance still.

Born in Sarajevo    by Snjezana Marinkovic
Price: $4.99 USD. 56990 words. Language: English. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on March 28, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.
In 1991, Slavs would become traitors to their homeland and to each other. They began to rage simultaneously, conquer systematically and clean their country ethnically.

Faith and Courage in a Time of Trouble    by Paul Pruitt
You set the price! 23570 words. Language: English. Published on October 17, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Holocaust.
This book tells the story of a nominally Jewish Belgian family who spent more than four years during the Second World War as refugees in the south of France. The narrator was five years old when the family left Brussels and ten when they returned. At first, the family lived openly in a rented farm, supporting themselves as farmers. But they eventually had to go into hiding and were sheltered...

Legacy of Life: A Memoir of the Holocaust    by Israel Joe Sachs
Price: $9.99 USD. 73480 words. Language: English. Published by Henschel Haus Publishing, Inc.  on October 8, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Holocaust.
Israel Joe Sachs recounts his Jewish childhood in Poland, followed by his personal story of survival through nearly six horrifying years of Nazi terror. Most of his family members died in the Holocaust, but he was spared by “The Invisible Hand of God.” Although survivors are scarred forever, “Witnessing a new generation rising from the ashes of the Holocaust uplifted our souls.”

Slow Fire: Jewish Notes from Berlin    by Susan Neiman
Price: $6.99 USD. 96530 words. Language: English. Published by Quid Pro Books on August 22, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Holocaust.
Berlin--East and West, day and night--in the 80s before the Wall fell. Through the eyes of a U.S. philosophy student. And Jewish, which makes for moments awkward, poignant, crass, funny, and always lurking. A city was divided, America the occupier, and the cigarettes not named Salem because it sounds too Jewish. The debut memoirs from the author of Moral Clarity, a N.Y. Times "2008 Notable Book."

Rabbis and Lawyers: The Journey from Torah to Constitution    by Jerold S. Auerbach
Price: $6.99 USD. 115380 words. Language: English. Published by Quid Pro Books on August 17, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Holocaust.
A renowned historian examines the special contributions of rabbis and lawyers to American Jewish acculturation. Based on extensive research in U.S. and Israeli archives, his analysis of how lawyers displaced rabbis as community leaders in the 20th century illuminates a decisive moment in U.S Jewish history, and shows how law became deified, to the point of slighting the Holocaust and Zionism.

Evacuation To Central Asia (Jews Escape from the Nazis and Soviets)    by Barbara Michael
Price: $4.95 USD. 47240 words. Language: English. Published on June 2, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Holocaust.
This is a different World War II perpective. People fled deep into the Soviet Union and into the Central Asian Republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan to avoid the terror of the invading German Army.The book codifies historical facts and testimonies of many Jews and other refugees who managed to survive the war. Included are six original testimonies of children.

Jacob's Courage: A Holocaust Love Story    by Charles Weinblatt
Price: $4.95 USD. 288920 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2009. Nonfiction » History » Holocaust.
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Jacob's Courage is a tender coming of age love story of two young adults during the Holocaust. This historical novel explores the dazzling beauty of passionate love and enduring bravery in a lurid world where the innocent are murdered. From despair, to unforgettable moments of chaste beauty, Jacob’s Courage examines a constellation of emotions during a time of incomprehensible brutality.