The Resource The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive, Philippe Sands
The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive, Philippe Sands
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The item The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive, Philippe Sands represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- The new book by the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize and author of the Sunday Times bestseller EAST WEST STREET - a historical detective story that sets out to uncover the truth behind what happened to leading Nazi Otto von Wachter. As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadefuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans, the Poles and the British, as well as groups of Jews, Wachter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps, assisted by his wife Charlotte, before making his way to Rome where he was helped by a Vatican bishop. He remained there for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after spending a weekend with an 'old comrade'. In The Ratline Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a senior Nazi and fugitive, and of his wife. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, on the run, in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wachter's youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wachter, and how did he die?
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive
- Title
- The ratline
- Title remainder
- love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive
- Statement of responsibility
- Philippe Sands
- Title variation
- Rat line
- Subject
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- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
- Nazis -- Austria -- Biography
- Nazis -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 20th century
- trueWar criminals -- Biography
- Fugitives from justice -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
- Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949 -- Death and burial
- Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949 -- Exile
- War criminals -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 20th century
- Fugitives from justice -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The new book by the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize and author of the Sunday Times bestseller EAST WEST STREET - a historical detective story that sets out to uncover the truth behind what happened to leading Nazi Otto von Wachter. As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadefuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans, the Poles and the British, as well as groups of Jews, Wachter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps, assisted by his wife Charlotte, before making his way to Rome where he was helped by a Vatican bishop. He remained there for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after spending a weekend with an 'old comrade'. In The Ratline Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a senior Nazi and fugitive, and of his wife. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, on the run, in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wachter's youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wachter, and how did he die?
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sands, Philippe
- Dewey number
- 943.086
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wächter, Otto
- Wächter, Otto
- Nazis
- War criminals
- Fugitives from justice
- Nazis
- War criminals
- Fugitives from justice
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive, Philippe Sands
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000067063896
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 411 pages
- Isbn
- 9781474608138
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1140118107
- Label
- The ratline : love, lies and justice on the trail of a Nazi fugitive, Philippe Sands
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000067063896
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 411 pages
- Isbn
- 9781474608138
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1140118107
Subject
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
- Nazis -- Austria -- Biography
- Nazis -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 20th century
- trueWar criminals -- Biography
- Fugitives from justice -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
- Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949 -- Death and burial
- Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949 -- Exile
- War criminals -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 20th century
- Fugitives from justice -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 20th century
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