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An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.

An American officer struggles to reconcile his military duties with a sudden, jarring awakening to his Jewish roots. He must transform a ragtag group of settlers into a functional defense force before neighboring armies cross the border.

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