The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II - Softcover
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Based on recently released archives and extensive interviews with eyewitnesses and survivors The Envoy is the inspiring and unforgettable story of a lost hero, his greatest adversary, and the men and women who were saved by his courage and sacrifice.
December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann has sent over half a million Hungarians to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Now all that prevents him from liquidating Europe's last Jewish ghetto is an unarmed Swedish diplomatic envoy named Raoul Wallenberg.
The Envoy is the stirring tale of how one man made the greatest difference in the face of untold evil. The legendary Oscar Schindler saved hundreds, but Raoul Wallenberg did what no other individual or nation managed to do: He saved more than 100,000 Jewish men, women, and children from extermination.
Written with Alex Kershaw's customary narrative verve, The Envoy is a fast-paced, nonfiction thriller that brings to life one of the darkest and yet most inspiring chapters of twentieth century history. It is an epic for the ages.
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Alex Kershaw is the author of the widely acclaimed bestsellers The Bedford Boys, The Longest Winter, The Few, and Escape from the Deep, among others. He lives in Massachusetts.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg went to Budapest, Hungary in July 1944, to rescue Jews destined for the death camps. He risked his life to save others, defying mass murderer Adolf Eichmann, bribing and cajoling lower level operatives as he pursued his mission. When the Soviet Red Army moved into Hungary as the Germans left in defeat, Wallenberg disappeared into the Soviet gulag. This is his story. b/w photo insert, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Published @ $16.00. Seller Inventory # 016585
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