Description
This Czech-language monograph presents Adolf Kolínský (1905–1973), the prison guard “Kolín” remembered by older generations as the courageous figure in Julius Fučík’s Report from the Gallows. Was he truly the legendary hero portrayed by Communist historiography? The book portrays him as an ordinary man, tracing his career from its beginnings through the frequent interrogations by members of the State Security at the end of his life. The author describes his long journey through Gestapo prisons across the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to his trial before the Extraordinary People’s Court in Hradec Králové.
Information
Author: Nečas Jaroslav
Language: Czech
Publication date: June 29, 2017
Manufacturer: Středisko spol. činností AV ČR, v. v. i.
Genres: Books, Fiction, Biographies and autobiographies
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 140
ISBN/EAN: 9788020027153

