Description
This astonishing history tells the forgotten story of Rudolf Vrba, the hero who escaped from Auschwitz to reveal the truth of the Holocaust. In April 1944, the teenager planned a daring and unprecedented escape. After hiding in a pile of timber planks for three days while 3,000 SS men and their bloodhounds searched for him, Vrba and his fellow escapee Fred Wetzler crossed Nazi-occupied Poland on foot as penniless fugitives. Their mission was to tell the world the truth about the Final Solution. Drawing on his memory, Vrba produced a breathtaking report of more than thirty pages revealing the true nature and scale of Auschwitz. The report reached Roosevelt, Churchill and the Pope and eventually helped save over 200,000 Jewish lives. This thrilling history explores the extraordinary story of a complex man who sought escape again and again: first from Auschwitz, then from his past and even from his own name. Jonathan Freedland, a journalist, broadcaster and author of the Sam Bourne novels, ensures that Rudolf Vrba’s heroic mission will not be forgotten.
Information
Author: Freedland Jonathan
Language: English
Publication date: May 25, 2023
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, History books in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 388
ISBN/EAN: 9781529369069