Reign of Terror: The Budapest Memoirs of Valdemar Langlet 1944-1945

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pp. 187, “Entirely without the permission or the financial support of the Swedish Red Cross, he issued so-called ?etters of Protection,?hich were passport-like documents with official-looking stamps that frequently saved Hungarian Jews from deportation to the death camps. Then chaos broke out in the streets and the Germans put their Arrow Cross allies in power. With the approaching Red Army threatening to turn the city into a battleground, Langlet risked his life to shelter Jews and other refugees in safe houses throughout Budapest.”

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ISBN 1620878097
ISBN13 9781620878095
Number of pages 187
Original Title Reign of Terror: The Budapest Memoirs of Valdemar Langlet 1944-1945
Published Date 2013
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First edition
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pp. 187, “Entirely without the permission or the financial support of the Swedish Red Cross, he issued so-called ?etters of Protection,?hich were passport-like documents with official-looking stamps that frequently saved Hungarian Jews from deportation to the death camps. Then chaos broke out in the streets and the Germans put their Arrow Cross allies in power. With the approaching Red Army threatening to turn the city into a battleground, Langlet risked his life to shelter Jews and other refugees in safe houses throughout Budapest.”

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Weight 1 kg