Overview
The escape of ultra-orthodox Jewish leader Rebbe Schneersohn from Hitler's Warsaw in 1939 has always been a subject of speculation. This book uncovers the true story of the rescue and the heroic role of the part-Jewish German soldier who led the operation. A harrowing story about identity and moral responsibility, it is also a riveting narrative of an extraordinary rescue mission.
Full Product Details
Author: Bryan Mark Rigg (Teacher of History, American Military University and Southern Methodist University) ,
Paula E. Hyman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.351kg
ISBN: 9780300115314
ISBN 10: 0300115318
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 01 April 2006
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Just when you thought the Second World War had no more secrets, along comes a book that blows a crater in the ramparts of received opinion... a story of such unlikeness that I kept my rubbing my eyes with incredulity. Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard an extraordinary tale of an extraordinary rescue mission Jewish Tribune This is great material - the stuff of Hollywood films - and historian Rigg makes the most of it... A well-written and vital addition to the literature of Holocaust survivor studies. Publishers Weekly Rescued from the Reich reads like a spy/suspense novel, but it is actual history, the amazing story of how the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his court were rescued from Nazi Germany. Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book World
"""Just when you thought the Second World War had no more secrets, along comes a book that blows a crater in the ramparts of received opinion... a story of such unlikeness that I kept my rubbing my eyes with incredulity."" Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard ""an extraordinary tale of an extraordinary rescue mission"" Jewish Tribune ""This is great material - the stuff of Hollywood films - and historian Rigg makes the most of it... A well-written and vital addition to the literature of Holocaust survivor studies."" Publishers Weekly ""Rescued from the Reich reads like a spy/suspense novel, but it is actual history, the amazing story of how the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his court were rescued from Nazi Germany."" Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book World"""
Author Information
Bryan Mark Rigg teaches history at American Military University and Southern Methodist University. His previous book, Hitler's Jewish Soldiers: The Untold Story of Nazi Racial Laws and Men of Jewish Descent in the German Military won the prestigious Colby Award from the William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium. His work has been featured on programmes including NBC Dateline and Fox News. Rigg served as a volunteer in the Israeli Army and as an officer in the U. S. Marine Corps, and he currently lives in Dallas, Texas.
