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OverviewThis is the untold story of The Lados Group, a group of Polish diplomats and Jewish activists based in Switzerland during the Second World War who conceived an extraordinary operation to produce false identity documents and passports, often to Latin American countries This is the untold story of The Lados Group, a group of Polish diplomats and Jewish activists based in Switzerland during the Second World War who conceived an extraordinary operation to produce false identity documents and passports, often to Latin American countries. These were smuggled into occupied Europe and would end up saving the lives of an estimated eight to ten thousand Jews - more, as he points out, than the famous efforts of Oskar Schindler. The Holocaust was made possible by the creation of lawless spaces and stateless individuals, so a passport to a non-European country was for many the difference between being sent to the camps and retained as a potential bargaining counter. Roger is an excellent historian of Nazi Germany and Poland. Where FIRST TO FIGHT, Roger's most recent book, was the first history for 50 years of the mostly overlooked brutal 1939 war in Poland that western Europe took no part in, RIGHTEOUS has the potential to speak to a more general readership. Beyond what's in the proposal, we've already had useful exchange about the sources it draws on and how he plans to shape the narrative. Roger fully intends to put the human story at the heart of this book and is confident about how much first-hand material there is to draw on; he is also actively tracking down more accounts from those their passports saved. RIGHTEOUS has as its focal point a small group of characters who achieved something truly remarkable. Their story has not been told in a book in any language and cries out to be turned into a film. FIRST TO FIGHT had excellent reviews and has sold very well across trade pbk, audio and ebook. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roger MoorhousePublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: The Bodley Head Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781847926777ISBN 10: 1847926770 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsMany inspiring stories have emerged from the horror of the Holocaust. This is one of them. Moorhouse's account of the remarkable humanitarians who gave life to thousands of Jews by providing them with forged South American passports, is as gripping as it is moving * Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich * A powerful and painful book. The Forgers offers new details of the brave efforts of the Polish Underground to rescue Jews. It is heartbreaking when Moorhouse details the bureaucracy and bad intentions of the international community who knowingly turned their backs on these rescue operations. This is an intimate portrait of the cycles of hope and despair that the sadistic ruses and bestial atrocities of the Nazis imposed on concentration camp prisoners. * Rosemary Sullivan, author of The Betrayal of Anne Frank * Every now and again a new story emerges about the Holocaust despite the wealth of literature already available. Roger Moorhouse is to be congratulated for finding the remarkable account of thousands of Jews rescued by the efforts of a determined circle of Polish helpers. Original and thought-provoking, the history of the Lados circle challenges the argument that there was no way for the Allies to rescue Jews from Hitler's Europe. With sufficient will and ingenuity, it was possible, against all the odds, to rescue a fraction of those otherwise doomed to die. * Richard Overy * Precise yet heartfelt. The Forgers is an important and harrowing contribution to Holocaust literature. Essential reading * Clare Mulley, author of The Women who Flew for Hitler * Many inspiring stories have emerged from the horror of the Holocaust. This is one of them. Moorhouse's account of the remarkable humanitarians who gave life to thousands of Jews by providing them with forged South American passports, is as gripping as it is moving * Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich * Many inspiring stories have emerged from the horror of the Holocaust. This is one of them. Moorhouse's account of the remarkable humanitarians who gave life to thousands of Jews by providing them with forged South American passports, is as gripping as it is moving * Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich * Every now and again a new story emerges about the Holocaust despite the wealth of literature already available. Roger Moorhouse is to be congratulated for finding the remarkable account of thousands of Jews rescued by the efforts of a determined circle of Polish helpers. Original and thought-provoking, the history of the Lados circle challenges the argument that there was no way for the Allies to rescue Jews from Hitler's Europe. With sufficient will and ingenuity, it was possible, against all the odds, to rescue a fraction of those otherwise doomed to die * Richard Overy, author of Blood and Ruins * This is a powerful story about a group of brave individuals who found a unique way of saving Jewish lives from the Nazis. Moorhouse's original research is characteristically scholarly, his insights illuminating and his narrative gripping. An inspiring read and an important addition to the history of the Holocaust * Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Barbarossa * A powerful and painful book. The Forgers offers new details of the brave efforts of the Polish Underground to rescue Jews. It is heartbreaking when Moorhouse details the bureaucracy and bad intentions of the international community who knowingly turned their backs on these rescue operations. This is an intimate portrait of the cycles of hope and despair that the sadistic ruses and bestial atrocities of the Nazis imposed on concentration camp prisoners * Rosemary Sullivan, author of The Betrayal of Anne Frank * Precise yet heartfelt. The Forgers is an important and harrowing contribution to Holocaust literature. Essential reading * Clare Mulley, author of The Women who Flew for Hitler * Author InformationRoger Moorhouse is a historian and author specialising in modern German history. He is the co-author, with Norman Davies, of Microcosm- Portrait of a Central European City, and the author of Killing Hitler- The Third Reich and the Plots Against the Fuhrer and The Devil's Alliance- Hitler's Pact with Stalin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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