![]() Their stories and others are told in Allies, a novel that, like D-Day itself, proves we are stronger together. African-American soldiers fought on the beaches at D-Day but remained segregated from white soldiers throughout the war, and returned home to find German prisoners of war treated better than they were in their hometowns. Jewish soldiers fighting for the liberation of concentration camps dealt with anti-Semitism among the very men who fought alongside them. Algerian Muslim soldiers fought in the French Resistance and the Free French Army, only to have to wage a bloody war for independence after the war. It belongs to the genre of young adult historical fiction and is set during World War II. ![]() It was a day of unprecedented unity and cooperation.īut many people played heroic roles on D-Day only to return to lives after the war filled with prejudice, segregation, and injustice. Alan Gratz, author of the New York Times bestselling Refugee, explores the necessity of teamwork and heroism in dismantling tyranny in this epic, yet personal. Allies is a novel by American author Alan Gratz that was originally published in 2019. ![]() Thousands more in France fought the Nazis at home. ![]() ![]() Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel to invade German-occupied France, most of them from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. rating 7,203 Ratings Alan Gratz weaves an array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyranny - and how just one day can change the world. ![]()
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