The Brass Com­pass is a com­pi­la­tion of the real life sto­ries of Holo­caust sur­vivors, rock­et sci­en­tists and mil­i­tary per­son­nel. Its rich won­der­ful char­ac­ters woven into the fab­ric of espi­onage, the Iraq war and a love sto­ry will cap­ti­vate you as its cen­tral char­ac­ter, six-year old David is force-marched 400 miles from Roma­nia to a Ukrain­ian death camp. David’s meek­ness turns to strength as he receives secret tutor­ing from a pro­fes­sor of engi­neer­ing, and as he strug­gles with the hor­rors of incar­cer­a­tion. His sur­vival is tes­ta­ment to the uni­ver­sal strug­gles and sur­vival of the human race. David shows that a bro­ken spir­it can be mend­ed through sheer deter­mi­na­tion, courage and a quest for knowl­edge.