How a Determined Few Turned the Tide at Kfar Aza and Emerged in Glory

In the thick of the battle, they scramble to a roof, from which the enemy suddenly lay in their sights.

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An Israeli soldier exits a destroyed house at Kfar Aza, Israel, on October 10, 2023. Amir Levy/Getty Images

The 20th Maine at Little Round Top, the Knights Hospitallers at the Siege of Malta, Israel’s 7th Armored Brigade at the Valley of Tears —  these are just a sampling of the engagements where a stand by a determined few turned the tide against an onslaught by a much larger enemy.

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