Defiance

Novel that the movie starring Daniel Craig was based on. Based on the extraordinary true story of a community of refugees and fighters, "Defiance" is a gripping account of resistance against all odds. In the summer of 1941, Germany invaded the western Soviet Union, and by year's end, German squads were systematically killing Jews by the thousands. Amid the chaos, three brothers narrowly escape into the dense woods of Belourussia. What started as a desperate flight for survival becomes an extraordinary mission to save Jews from extermination. At its center was the charismatic Tuvia Bielski, who orchestraed the largest armed rescue of Jews by Jews during WWII. Drawing on wide-ranging research and never-before published interviews with surviving partisans including Tuvia Bielski himself. Author Tec has reconstructed the poignant and unforgettable story of those who were courageous enough to stand and fight. A powerfully moving and startling work. "A saga of heroic proportations." - Boston Globe. "Extraordinarily compelling." Salon. This story is like no other." - New Republic.