Nazis on the run : how Hitler's henchmen fled justice

Author

Gerald Steinacher

Call Number

• 940.5405 S8196 (OSH)

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Publication Information

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Physical Description

xxvii, 382 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Summary

Steinacher not only reveals how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War, fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, but he also highlights the key roles played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret Services of the major powers.

Notes

Originally published as Nazis auf der Flucht. Wie Kriegsverbrecher über Italien nach Übersee entkamen, c2008.

Contents

• The Nazi escape route through Italy
• The co-responsibility of the International Red Cross
• The Vatican network
• The intelligence service ratline
• Destination Argentina.