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Indlæser... Newark Minutemen: A True 1930s Legend About One Man's Mission to Save a Nation's Soul Without Losing His Ownaf Leslie K. Barry
Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  Lesliebarry1 | May 23, 2020 |   During the heart of the Great Depression, Yael Newman fatefully meets Krista Brecht, daughter of the German-American Nazi high command. When his affections turn real, his friends warn him against crossing the line. When Krista leaves for American Nazi summer camp in Long Island, New York, he swears to rescue her. But his mission becomes much more when he’s recruited by the Jewish mob and FBI to go undercover and fight the American Nazis who are taking over America. (  ) Lesliebarry1 | May 23, 2020 |
While Yael and Christa’s stories form a major part of the plot, Barry also lets readers view events through Kuhn and Zwillman’s eyes. Although the characters sometimes border on caricature and the less acceptable parts of Zwillman’s mob activities are not mentioned, that doesn’t get in the way of what is an increasingly dramatic and moving tale. Readers may be disturbed by the activities that occurred in camps devoted to Nazifying young Americans, but they portray the veneration and dedication of those who accepted Hitler as a type of personal savior. “Newark Minutemen” features a little known and very important part of American history that still resonates today. The story has a powerful premise that revolves around a forbidden love. But what makes this tale most interesting are the political hints and historical elements woven into it. Leslie K. Barry evokes a moment when America was very vulnerable, with enemies at her doorstep. The vigilance, intelligence, and bravery of the boxers are laudable traits that are characteristic of true patriotism. The setting is brilliantly constructed and expertly written, transporting readers to an America weakened by the Depression. The prose is gorgeous and the narrative is as suspenseful as it can get. Newark Minutemen is a fascinating tale of romance, revenge, and patriotism that features courageous patriots rising to defend America. This novel is as enthralling as any thriller, and as hard to put down, written with strong plot threads and a suspenseful romance that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. In the years before World War II, many German Americans had sworn allegiance to Hitler. Goose-stepping down Main Street, waving swastika banners, sending their kids to Nazi summer camps in upstate New York, the German American Bund was an insidious domestic force in the 1930s. As Tiburon novelist Leslie K. Barry learned, not everyone took it lying down. In New Jersey, for example, the FBI, the Jewish mob and some tough-as-nails Jewish boxers formed the Newark Minutemen. Their mission: Deliver knockout blows to the neighborhood Nazis, with a larger goal of disrupting their effectiveness at gaining sympathizers. It may sound like fantasy, but Barry’s new novel tells the true story of American Jewish boxers in the years leading up to World War II, who played an active role in fighting Nazism in the US. inspired by her Uncle Harry, who was a Newark Minutemen boxer in the 1930s, before World War II. Jewish mob boss Abner “Longie” Zwillman, who has been called the Al Capone of New Jersey, recruited the boxers to work with the FBI. The author consulted her family and FBI reports in order to write the story, which follows a Jewish boxer as he goes undercover during the Great Depression to thwart a shadow Nazi Party in the U.S. as Hitler becomes more powerful in Europe.
#1 bestseller and soon to be motion picture, Newark Minutemen has bridged generations. The epic based-on-true story of forbidden love and unholy heroism is set against the backdrop of an America ripped apart by the Great Depression and on the brink of war. Newark, NJ, 1938. Millions are out of work and robbed of dignity. A shadow Hitler-Nazi party called the German-American Bund that is led by an American Fuhrer threatens to swallow democracy. In this dangerous time of star-spangled fascism, a romance forms between the Jewish boxer, Yael and the daughter of the enemy, Krista. But 1930s America pulls them apart as Krista's people want Yael's dead. Then Yael is recruited by the mob to go undercover for the FBI against her people and bring down the German-American Bund. Author Leslie K. Barry captures an authentic and brave portrait of a lost America searching for identity, preserving legacy and saving its soul. It is a heartbreaking novel that crosses generations as it honors the fragility of freedom. No library descriptions found. |
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During the heart of the Great Depression, Yael Newman fatefully meets Krista Brecht, daughter of the German-American Nazi high command. When his affections turn real, his friends warn him against crossing the line. When Krista leaves for American Nazi summer camp in Long Island, New York, he swears to rescue her. But his mission becomes much more when he’s recruited by the Jewish mob and FBI to go undercover and fight the American Nazis who are taking over America. (