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The Ratline

By Philippe Sands QC

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The Ratline

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As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadesf?hrer Otto Freiherr von W?chter 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, W?chter 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. In THE RATLINE Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a Nazi fugitive, the love between W?chter and his wife Charlotte, who continued to write regularly to each other while he was on the run, and a fascinating insight into life in the Vatican and among American and Soviet spies active in Rome at the start of the Cold War. Using modern medical expertise, the door is unlocked to a mystery that continues to haunt W?chter's youngest child - what was W?chter doing while in hiding, and what exactly caused his death?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
411
Release Date:
2020-04-23
Publication Date:
2020-04-23
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1474608132
ISBN13:
9781474608138
Weight:
530 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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