[ This is the wrong war, but I enjoyed
"Raquela, Woman of Israel" by Ruth Gruber recently. A gal born about 1926 in Jerusalem recounts some of the difficulties then, and in creating the state of Israel. It wasn't just "leave Europe; ahh, we're home" as I had imagined. She was a nurse and was quite involved in everything. Met Golda Meier, nursed her daughter, etc.]