Escape from the Third Reich: The Harrowing True Story of the Largest Rescue Effort Inside Nazi Germany

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Reap the benefits of the Berlin WelcomeCard Museum Island with discounts on attractions and free public transport for 72 hours. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. This is a first first English edition of a Swedish-language work, with new material from the PRO and photographs of the bus journeys which have never been published. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab .

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This led to an unusual mission, where the leader of this expedition (Count Folke Bernadotte) had to negotiate with the SS, Gestapo and Heinrich Himmler, if this had not happened the Allies may well have found more bodies when they liberated the camps. A tiny community survives despite Chinese oppression and the fact China does not recognise those 2500 Jews as one of China's minority groups. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce.

A lot of it focused on the Scandinavian countries, but the people who did this were just trying to get prisoners of the concentration camps out of German. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. During the course of these discussions Himmler also made an offer of German surrender – an offer that was rejected by the Allies – but remains one of the most interesting episodes of the war. This publication charts the story of Count Folke Bernadotte, the Dutch government and the Swedish Red Cross and their mission to release and transport prisoners from concentration camps and transport them to a neutral country.

The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. What I thought would be a OK film seems no more than a comedy slapstick, drugged using, fake blood, bad accents and kung-fu with soft sex scenes. The story of the White Buses is one of the most extraordinary humanitarian efforts during the Second World War.

The film score was unnecessarily excessive, and also the film didn’t really seem to be realistic- never heard of two wealthy Jews gunning down the Nazis coming to take them away, as well as one of the diplomats Kung fu-ing the brown shirts. The first edition of this work was published in Sweden in 2002 as Vi ker till Sverige: De vita bussarna 1945 (We are Going to Sweden: The White Buses in 1945). Knowing the Germans were about to set up death camps, the Chinese Consul in Vienna issued exit visas to thousands of Jews against the instruction of his superiors risking his own life and career. At a time when the Nazis were hanging on desperately for survival, and while chaos reigned in Germany, Count Folke Bernadotte, along with the Swedish Red Cross and the Danish government, conducted negotiations with Heinrich Himmler. SUNE PERSSON was a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gteborg, Sweden.

This is a first English edition of a Swedish-language work with new material from the previously unpublished photographs of the journeys.

Play the role of a person helping someone escape from war-torn Germany and learn firsthand about the horrors of the Nazi regime. They successfully engineered the release and transport of prisoners from concentration camps to a neutral country Sweden.For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. Despite saving tens of thousands of lives, Sweden's mission to rescue prisoners from Nazi concentration camps on a transport of white buses was fraught with conflict and controversy, including negotiations between its leader Folke Bernadotte and Heinrich Himmler. Learn about the history, architecture, and everyday politics before visiting the plenary chamber and dome of the Reichstag. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse.