{"product_id":"the-light-of-days-by-judy-batalion-9780349011585","title":"The Light of Days","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important untold stories of World War II, \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who inspired Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWitnesses to the brutal murder of their families and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland—some still in their teens—became the heart of a wide-ranging resistance network that fought the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith courage, guile and nerves of steel, these 'ghetto girls' smuggled guns in loaves of bread and coded intelligence messages in their plaited hair. They helped build life-saving systems of underground bunkers and sustained thousands of Jews in safe hiding places. They bribed Gestapo guards with liquor, assassinated Nazis and sabotaged German supply lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light of Days\u003c\/i\u003e at last reveals the real history of these incredible women whose courageous yet little-known feats have been eclipsed by time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] powerful book\u003c\/b\u003e... The actions of these young women, carefully brought back to life by Batalion, turn much of what we believe we know about the Holocaust on its head. -- Jenni Frazer, \u003ci\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkable and inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e... thanks to Judy's meticulous research, these near century old stories of resistance in the face of overwhelming odds are about to be read once again — \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850327347436,"sku":"9780349011585","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6569373482312.jpg?v=1759081702","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-light-of-days-by-judy-batalion-9780349011585","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}