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Kasztner's Train A story of Rezso Kasztner, a Hungarian lawyer and journalist, who rescued thousands of Jews during the last days of the Second World War - and the ultimate price he paid. It explores the nature of Kasztner: the cool hero, the proud Zionist, the man who believed that promises, even to the Nazis, had to be kept. Full description
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In the summer of 1944, Rezso Kasztner met with Adolf Eichmann, architect of the Holocaust, in Budapest. With the Final Solution at its terrible apex, and tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews being sent to Auschwitz every month, the two men agreed to allow 1,684 Jews to leave for Switzerland by train. In other manoeuvrings, Kasztner may have saved another 40,000 Jews already in the camps. For his troubles, Kasztner was later judged, falsely, as having 'sold his soul to the devil'. Prior to being exonerated, he was murdered in Israel in 1957. Part political thriller, part love story, and part legal drama, Porter's account explores the nature of Kasztner - the hero, the cool politician, the proud Zionist, the romantic lover, the man who believed that promises, even to diehard Nazis, had to be kept. The deals he made raise questions about moral choices that continue to haunt the world today.
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- PublisherConstable
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 192137215X
- ISBN 13 9781921372155
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No damage, could be given as gift. this is the story of a man, a politician, a proud Zionist, a romantic lover and the man who believe the promises, even to die-hard Nazis, had to be kept. Illustrated with a number of black-and-white plates, extensive notes & the biography with index. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Judaica  Holocaust; WW II; Politics & Government. ISBN: 192137215x. ISBN/EAN: 9781921372155. Inventory No: 0273659. Seller Inventory # 0273659
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 548 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post. Kasztner's Train is Schindler's List-plus. Brilliant read. Brilliant history. Brilliant Porter.' --George Jonas, author of Vengeance. 'Every once in a long while a book comes along that makes history so real that it trumps fiction. Anna Porter's consummate art as a story teller. makes this true tale of how a group of Hungarian Jews escaped the Holocaust, so compelling.' --Peter C. Newman, author & Holocaust escapee Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Hungary; 1940s; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781921372155. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10503. Seller Inventory # 10503
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