It has long been known that Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, Erich Priebke and many other Nazi war criminals found refuge in Argentina. In this book, a courageous Argentinian writer shows exactly how it was done, and reveals that the escapes were organized with the enthusiastic support of President Juan Peron.
Even at this late date, when so much is known about the complicity of the Catholic Church and Allied intelligence agencies in the flight of the Nazis, Goni's material still has the power to shock. The paperback edition of The Real Odessa includes a revised introduction and conclusion, with a new afterword containing material that Uki Goni has recently researched and which focuses on Vatican complicity in providing sanctuary for war criminals.
It has long been known that Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, Erich Priebke and many other Nazi war criminals found refuge in Argentina. In this book, a courageous Argentinian writer shows exactly how it was done, revealing that the escapes were organized with the support of President PeronArvustused
Uki Goñi's five year search for collateral evidence led him to files in Europe that confirmed a true story more gripping than... fiction * The Times * A fascinating expose... essential * New Statesman * Breathtakingly sinister - the stuff of every postwar spy novel * Sunday Telegraph * Historical honesty shines through the pages of one of the most dishonest episodes in history -- Richard Overy * Sunday Telegraph * Despite being thwarted by Argentine bureaucracy, we now have the full scandalous picture... [ Goñi] has performed an essential task with bravery and discipline * Guardian * A brilliant work of detection and painstaking perseverance * Morning Star * Goni has powerfully exposed the deceits and conniving, and pierced what he calls the "wall of silence" * Sunday Times, Culture *
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A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism revealing the complicity of the Vatican and the Swiss government in aiding Nazi war criminals' escape from Europe to Argentina - reissued with a new preface by Philippe Sands and additional material
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| Abbreviations |
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| Key Players |
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| Introduction |
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| Foreword |
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3 Undesirable Immigration |
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4 The Abandonment of Argentina's Jews |
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7 Cardinal Recommendations |
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292 | (28) |
| Conclusion |
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320 | (7) |
| Afterword |
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327 | (22) |
| Nazi Criminals and Collaborators |
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349 | (47) |
| Three Interviews |
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396 | (9) |
| Notes |
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| Documentary Sources |
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446 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
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UKI GOÑI is a journalist and writer based in Argentina. He regularly contributes to the Guardian and the New York Review of Books. He has also been an op-ed columnist for the New York Times.
PHILIPPE SANDS is Professor of Law at UCL, a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers, and the author many books, including the Sunday Times bestselling The Ratline and East West Street, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. He is President of English PEN and on the board of the Hay Festival of Arts and Literature.
