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La Legione Ebraica |
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[First Itl. Ed.] Vladimir Jabotinsky |
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Milano - Como |
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L'Idea Sionistica |
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1935 |
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This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
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First Italian edition. 261, [5 photos] pp., 8vo., 203:150 mm., light age staining, wide margins. A very good copy bound in the original title wrappers. |
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The Story of the Jewish Legion (first ed. 1928 in Russian) covers the WWI regiment of Russian Jewish soldiers. In 1917 the British government consented to the formation of Jewish units. The first to be established was the "38th Battalion of Royal Fusiliers" in England, which was joined in 1918 by the 39th (American) and 40th (Palestinian) Battalions. These were later consolidated into the "First Judean Regiment" with the menorah as its insignia. At the time, the British considered this an adequate solution to the problem of Jewish immigrants in East London who were Russian nationals and could not be drafted into the British Army, though they refused to return to Russia and serve in the czar's army. Jabotinsky himself joined the 38th Battalion as a lieutenant and was decorated for heading the first company to cross the Jordan. |
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