The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust's Most Audacious Rescue Operation

by Roger Moorhouse

Book Overview

The secret history of one of the largest--and least-known--rescue operations of World War II

Between 1940 and 1943, a group of Polish diplomats in Switzerland engaged in a wholly remarkable--and until now, completely unknown--humanitarian operation. In concert with Jewish activists, they masterminded a systematic program of forging passports and identity documents for Latin American countries, which were then smuggled into German-occupied...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541619854
• ISBN13: 9781541619852
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"