{"product_id":"out-of-the-sky-heroism-and-rebirth-in-nazi-europe-9781954118980","title":"Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas it one of the war's most memorable feats of valor or an act of desperation, even madness?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOut of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest episodes of World War II: In 1944, a team of young women and men who had escaped the Holocaust made the inconceivable choice to parachute back into Nazi-occupied Europe under the cover of a British military operation. Yet by the end of the mission, not a single Nazi was harmed and not a single Jew was saved, and many of the parachutists died in the process. Even so, some of their names would become legendary, especially that of twenty-three-year-old Hannah Senesh, the author of the beloved Hebrew song \"Eli, Eli.\" Their story would become one of the young state of Israel's founding myths--but what exactly was the mission, and what had the parachutists actually accomplished? What made them heroes?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing thousands of original documents from once-secret files, manuscripts, memoirs, and unpublished letters, Matti Friedman follows four of the parachutists from the spring of 1944 to the operation's dramatic end that winter. In \u003ci\u003eOut of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, he tells the gripping and surprising tale of a forgotten moment, demonstrating how storytelling itself can have a power even greater than warfare. And in exploring the line between myth and reality, heroism and futility, he creates an argument that has resonance in our own time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matti Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954118980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatti Friedman \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist and author. His four previous nonfiction books have been awarded the Sami Rohr Prize, the Natan Prize, and the ALA's Sophie Brody Medal, and have been translated into a dozen languages. Born in Toronto and based in Jerusalem, he has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e and is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eFree Press\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Matti Friedman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792908992669,"sku":"9781954118980","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_451c9e2e-f1da-462d-b515-8b302ff66490.jpg?v=1774984557","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/out-of-the-sky-heroism-and-rebirth-in-nazi-europe-9781954118980","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}