Of Guns, Revenge and Hope

This is the story of Benny the son of David Levi, the central figure of Of Guns and Mules and the five-year period he spent serving with the British army in World War II. Volunteering in the summer of 1940, Benny becomes a driver in a Jewish-Palestinian unit and sees active service in Egypt and North Africa. After taking part in the defeat of Rommel s Afrika Corps, he is sent to Italy via Malta. There he undergoes combat training and, as a fighter in the newly formed Jewish Brigade, participates in the Allies final push against the Nazis. He also takes part in the unofficial revenge squads that hunt down and kill escaping SS officers. During the war Benny meets and falls in love with Tamar and also learns about the plight of Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. When not on duty, and with American support, Benny and his friends help those who survived the Holocaust, rescuing many concentration camp survivors and helping them reach Mandatory Palestine. After the war is over, the Brigade is sent to Belgium. Here, Benny continues to help the Jewish survivors before returning to Tel Aviv to begin a new life with Tamar.

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Born in Trowbridge, UK (1946), David L. Young attended the University Of Durham Institute Of Education in Sunderland, UK, where in 1967 he received his teaching diploma. In 1975 he graduated from Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, receiving his B.A. in English Literature. In 1986 he completed his M.A. in English Literature and in 2004 he completed his post M.A. special project on Shakespeare and history. Today Mr. Young works as an English teacher and lecturer. His other works include Of Guns and Mules, Tolpuddle, Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, and Of Plots & Passions as well as a school textbook entitled Communicating in English. He currently lives in Jerusalem with his wife Beverly and their three children.