This book is a partially autobiographical chronicle of events in Palestine, Europe and the United States. It focuses on teh 1930s and 1940s, a time when a people was destroyed and a nation restored. It is the true story of a handful of young Jews who refused to accept events passively and decided to fight for the survival of the Jewish people.

Part I: Ancestors--Part II: The Young Years of Palestine--Part III: The Making of a Revolution--Part IV: Darkness Descends--Part V: The War of Independece.