The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive
Sands, Philippe, 1960-2021
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Total copies: 5
As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadesfuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans and the British, as well as groups of Poles and Jews, Wachter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps before making his way to Rome and being taken in by the Vatican where he remained for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after having lunch with an 'old comrade' whom he suspected of having been recruited by the Americans. Here, Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a Nazi fugitive, the love between Wachter and his wife Charlotte, who continued to write regularly to each other while he was on the run.
Main title:
The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive / Philippe Sands.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.
Collation:
xx, 411 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474608145 (pbk)1474608140 (pbk)9781474608152 (ebook)
Dewey class:
943.6052 SAN943.6052
LC class:
DB98
Language:
English
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BRN:
374304