{"product_id":"crash-of-the-heavens-the-remarkable-story-of-hannah-senesh-and-the-only-military-mission-to-rescue-europes-jews-during-world-war-ii-hardcover","title":"Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Century\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe awe-inspiring and largely untold story of Hannah Senesh, a female paratrooper in World War II whose courage and sacrifice during a daring mission to rescue Europe's Jews left an indelible mark on history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the years before World War II, thousands of young Jewish men and women escaped Europe, seeking safety in the British Mandate for Palestine. By 1942, horrifying reports began to spread about ghettos being liquidated, industrialized killing centers in Poland, and a chilling campaign to exterminate Europe's entire Jewish population. When it became clear that the Allies were unwilling to spare any forces from the war effort to save civilians, the Jewish community in Palestine came up with a daring plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Working with British Military Intelligence, an elite unit of young Jewish paratroopers volunteered to return to Eastern Europe. Once behind enemy lines, they would use their expertise in the local languages and terrain to rescue thousands of downed Allied pilots and escaped POWs who were trapped with no way to communicate--highly trained airmen desperately needed by the British and American air forces to fly more bombing missions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the same time, these volunteer commandos would help Jewish civilians escape deportation to Auschwitz and other death camps or take up arms in resistance against the Nazis. Hannah Senesh was one of only three female paratroopers who risked everything to infiltrate occupied Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1939, at just eighteen years old, Hannah emigrated from Hungary to the British Mandate for Palestine, where she dreamed of being a poet and a schoolteacher. Instead, she became a poet and a paratrooper. Five years after fleeing Europe, Hannah parachuted back into occupied territory as a freedom fighter with the most crucial role in her team: the wireless operator tasked with sending and deciphering top-secret British radio codes.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThough captured almost immediately after crossing the border into Hungary, she refused to give up her radio codes or any information about her mission, despite enduring months of horrific torture. Her final act of defiance--choosing to die before a firing squad rather than beg for clemency--cemented her legendary status as the \"Jewish Joan of Arc.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hannah's legacy lives on today in the widely published diary she'd kept since age thirteen and in her poetry which has inspired generations. Each year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a short poem Hannah composed on the shores of the Mediterranean in 1942 is sung at ceremonies around the world. Titled \"Eli, Eli,\" or \"My God, My God,\" it has become a modern hymn, taught in schools, sung in synagogues, and printed in thousands of prayerbooks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than just a gripping historical account of Hannah's life and afterlife, \u003ci\u003eCrash of the Heavens \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful reminder of the human spirit's ability to shine, even in the darkest of times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Century is the author and coauthor of numerous bestselling books including \u003ci\u003eHunting El Chapo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder and Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrotherhood of Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Boss of Brighton\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTakedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. His World War II nonfiction narrative, \u003ci\u003eNo Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with Chris Edmonds, was the recipient of a 2020 Christopher Award. A veteran investigative journalist, Century has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003e(Toronto), and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978197598509,"sku":"9781668035276","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/tUwCOIhAu59781668035276.webp?v=1775800966","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/crash-of-the-heavens-the-remarkable-story-of-hannah-senesh-and-the-only-military-mission-to-rescue-europes-jews-during-world-war-ii-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}