Part 4, Chapters 18-21 Summary

Humiliated by continued defeat and berated by Himmler, Fund decides to use planes to bomb the entire ghetto, sending it up in flames. Fortunately, Mila 18 is far enough underground not to be impacted by this attack. As Chapter 18 ends, each section of the Joint Forces is on its own, attacking German troops as it can and taking weapons and water canteens from the dead. Chapter 19 opens with the live capture of Moritz and two of his men, leaving the residents of Mila with no choice but to attempt escape. By Chapter 20, 400 residents remain in Mila 18 and the Germans have found three entrances to the bunker. While most residents surrender, Simon takes his fighters, Deborah, and the children through a fake brick opening into the sewer and across to the old bunker at Mila 19.

As the first step in getting...