A Forgotten Hero: Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish Humanitarian Who Rescued 30,000 People from the Nazis

by Shelley Emling

Book Overview

The true story of Folke Bernadotte's heroic rescue of 30,000 prisoners during WWII.

In one of the most amazing rescues of WWII, the Swedish head of the Red Cross rescued more than 30,000 people from concentration camps in the last three months of the war. Folke Bernadotte did so by negotiating with the enemy -- shaking hands with Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Gestapo. Time was of the essence, as Hitler had ordered the destruction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770414495
• ISBN13: 9781770414495
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.7"