{"product_id":"infiltration-a-novel-9781581952056","title":"Infiltration: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfiltration: A Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kenaz, Yehoshua. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781581952056.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYOUNG ISRAELI ARMY conscripts with minor disabilities, such as heart murmurs and epilepsy, are sent to Training Base 4 for basic training. Some come from large cities, some from kibbutzim; some were born in Israel, some are new immigrants from Eastern Europe or Arab countries. Infiltration tells the story of one platoon’s experience, a group of soldiers who represent all Israelis during the early years of their nation.\nMelabbes is determined to stay separate, self-contained from the rigid routines and power plays of military life. From his detached stance we observe the other members of the platoon: Avner, a reckless romantic whose mother worked for the families of the wealthier, Ashkenazi recruits known as “the Jerusalemites”; Alon, the proud and patriotic kibutznik; Miller, a German epileptic and survivor of the concentration camps; and Micky, a famous soccer player who only recently discovered he has a heart murmur. The platoon’s sadistic drill sergeant has found in the army a way to transform himself from a student ridiculed and ostracized into someone who can literally make or break lives.\nInfiltration takes place sometime in the 1950s, but it is a universal story of loss of innocence, exposing the darker side of the military process of “making men out of boys.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zoland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45253568659509,"sku":"ByrdShop_1581952058","price":62.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781581952056_060b760e-3b4a-40bf-a11d-7b7c8e368d9b.jpg?v=1779944298","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/infiltration-a-novel-9781581952056","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}