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Operation Last Chance: One Man's Quest to Bring Nazi Criminals to Justice

Autor Efraim Zuroff
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 dec 2009
The gripping personal journey of the world's last Nazi hunter as he scours the globe looking for the men and women responsible for the atrocities of the Holocaust

Sixty years after the end of World War II, not all those who were faithful to the Third Reich are dead—some members of the Nazi party and their collaborators are still alive, and increasingly difficult to track down. Time is rapidly running out, but Efraim Zuroff won't give up. Launching Operation Last Chance in 2002, he spearheaded a vast public campaign to locate and bring to justice the worst suspected Nazi criminals before ill health or death spare them from potential punishment. Despite the passage of many years, the reluctance of many governments to cooperate, and even death threats and a price on his head, Zuroff's project yielded the names of over 520 hereto unknown suspects in 24 different countries and led to dozens of murder investigations, as well as several indictments and extradition requests currently pending.

Combining the thrill of a detective story with the inherent poignancy of the history of World War II and its aftermath, Operation Last Chance delivers the important and moving story of one man's heroic efforts to honor the victims of the Holocaust.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230617308
ISBN-10: 0230617301
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 144 x 217 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Milivoj Asner, A Nazi at Euro 2008
The Arrest of Eichmann
I Did Not Forget You
The Office of Special Investigations
The Search for Dr. Mengele and its Unexpected Bonus
Nazis Down Under
Nazis in Great Britain
Nazis Under the Maple Leaf
A New Office and the Fall of Communism
Lithuania:The Struggle for Justice and Truth in the Land of My Forefathers
Latvia: A Mass Murderer as a Contemporary Hero
Estonia:The Best Justice Money Can Buy
Croatia's Past and the Search for Dinko Sakic
A Historic Trial in the Land of the Ustasha
A Difficult Beginning
The She-Devil of Majdanek
The Zentai Case: Children Defending A Parent
Dr. Heim, The Most Wanted Nazi in the World
Kepiro: The Nazi Who Lives Opposite A Synagogue
Conclusion

Recenzii




"It is never too late to bring those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust to justice. Operation Last Chance recounts how, with tireless energy, dedication, and passion, Efraim Zuroff did just that. His is an essential story that demonstrates the good an individual can achieve when committed to justice and the truth." - Abe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and author of Never Again? The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism

"Reading like a detective story, Operation Last Chance deals with fundamental issues of human justice under the German occupation, describing the author's efforts to uncover hidden wartime criminals. Zuroff shares his successes and failures in tracking down Nazi murderers. As readers, we become involved in his relentless pursuits. This book should attract the interest of wide and varied audiences." - Nechama Tec, Holocaust Scholar& Author of Defiance: The Bielski Partisans

It is...to Zuroff's credit that he reveals his failures as well as his many successes.' - The Daily Mail
 
'...resoundingly well-researched...an astonishingly important book.' - David Marx davidmarxbookreviews.wordpress.com

Notă biografică



DR. EFRAIM ZUROFF is a historian who specializes in Holocaust history and established and directs the Israel Office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and coordinates the Center's worldwide research on Nazi war criminals. Operation Last Chance (www.operationlastchance.org) which he launched together with Aryeh Rubin and the Targum Shlishi Foundation (www.targumshlishi.org) has been active in fourteen countries on three continents. He lives with his family in Efrat, Israel. Zuroff was the subject of a BBC TV Documentary series called 'The Last Nazis'.

Caracteristici

As the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the last Nazi hunter, Zuroff has a unique story to tell, as well as terrific connectionsAs these Nazis are growing older and dying, time is of the essence in tracking them down and bringing them to trial. This is the last chance to tell this story We are well equipped to market this book successfully thanks to our experience with ADL, the Holocaust Museum and the Wiesenthal Center will support the book globally and in the U.S. Zuroff and his work have already received extensive media coverage