Freedland, Jonathan
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529369069
- author:
- Freedland, Jonathan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Military History, World War II,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Rudolf Vrba, a brilliant yet troubled man, understood that the difference between truth and lies can be the difference between life and death. In April 1944, he became one of the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom, risking everything to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world. Vrba and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, smuggled out a forensically detailed report about Auschwitz, which eventually reached high-ranking officials, including Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and the Pope. Despite the warning, too few heeded the message, and Vrba's actions helped save only two hundred thousand Jewish lives. Yet he never stopped believing it could have been so many more. Jonathan Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, a complex and forgotten hero who broke the silence on one of the darkest periods in human history.
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