Vladimir Krajina: World War II Hero and Ecology Pioneer

by Jan Drabek

In 1939 the botanist Vladimir Krajina joined the Czech Resistance and quickly became one of its leaders. Incredible escapes from the Gestapo followed while some 20,000 radio messages were sent by his group to London, among them those about the pending invasion of the Balkans and of the Soviet Union. As the strongest anti-Communist Party's general secretary he escaped from the country on skis after the Communist takeover. Personally thanked for his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553801474
• ISBN13: 9781553801474
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"