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Foley: The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews
Michael Smith
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Description for Foley: The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews
Paperback. An account of remarkable bravery during the Second World War which resulted in the saving of tens of thousands of people from the Holocaust. Series: Dialogue Espionage Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 47. Weight in Grams: 388.
As the horror of Nazism tightened its grip on Germany, Jews found themselves trapped and desperate. For many, their only hope of salvation came in the form of a small, bespectacled British man: Frank Foley. Working as a Berlin Passport Control Officer, Foley helped thousands of Jews to flee the country with visas and false passports, personally entering the camps to get Jews out, and sheltering those on the run from the Gestapo in his own apartment. Described by a Jewish leader as 'the Pimpernel of the Jews', Foley was an unsung hero of the Holocaust.But why is this extraordinary ... Read more
As the horror of Nazism tightened its grip on Germany, Jews found themselves trapped and desperate. For many, their only hope of salvation came in the form of a small, bespectacled British man: Frank Foley. Working as a Berlin Passport Control Officer, Foley helped thousands of Jews to flee the country with visas and false passports, personally entering the camps to get Jews out, and sheltering those on the run from the Gestapo in his own apartment. Described by a Jewish leader as 'the Pimpernel of the Jews', Foley was an unsung hero of the Holocaust.But why is this extraordinary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Dialogue Espionage Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785900549
SKU
V9781785900549
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About Michael Smith
Michael Smith is the bestselling author of Station X. He served in the British Army's Intelligence Corps and was an award-winning journalist for the BBC, the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times. Smith is the author of a number of books, including The Secrets of Station X, and Six: The Real James Bonds, and is the editor of The Secret ... Read more
Reviews for Foley: The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews
'One of the great heroic figures of the Holocaust, equal at least to Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg.' - Jerusalem Post; 'A fascinating book. Smith writes well: coolly and unexaggeratedly, sensibly and authoritatively' - Alan Judd, Daily Telegraph; 'Gripping. An outstanding book. The last word on the Final Solution' - Phillip Knightley, Mail on Sunday; 'Crisp and informative. Very effectively ... Read more