The Real Odessa - How Nazi War Criminals Escaped Europe

'Powerful and gripping... Goñi [is] impressively relentless: leaving no discoverable stone unturned' Philippe Sands, author of The Ratline

As Russian forces closed in on Berlin, and Hitler's regime drew to a close, many Nazi officials began to organize their escape from Germany. Thanks to an international effort - which included the enthusiastic support of the Vatican and President Juan Perón - they were able to evade justice, and found refuge in Argentina.

In this startling, meticulously researched account, acclaimed author Uki Goñi unravels the complex network that protected these fugitives, revealing the 'ratline' that allowed Adolf Eichmann - the architect of the 'Final Solution' - Josef Mengele, Erich Priebke, and many more to escape Europe. Both compelling and revelatory, this remarkable investigation sheds vital light on a disquieting period in Europe's history.

This revised edition includes a new foreword by the author, new interviews, and a comprehensive list of the Nazi and European World War Two criminals who fled to Argentina.

About the author

UKI GOÑI is a journalist and writer based in Argentina. He regularly contributes to the Guardian and the New York Review of Books, and has also been an op-ed columnist for the New York Times. He has also published two books in Spanish: one on Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, and the second, the precursor to The Real Odessa, on Perón's relationship with Nazi Germany. He lives in Buenos Aires.

Summary

A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism revealing the complicity of the Vatican and the Swissgovernment in aiding Nazi war criminals' escape fromEurope to Argentina - reissued with a new preface byPhilippe Sands and additional material.

Product details

• Authors: Uki Goni, Uki Goñi
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781783789252
• ISBN: 978-1-78378-925-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 368 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Switzerland, Argentina, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Vatican, General & world history, Second World War, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), War Crimes, General and world history, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater