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The Envoy

The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II

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The Envoy

By: Alex Kershaw
Narrated by: Tim Campbell
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December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann has sent over half a million Hungarians to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Now all that prevents him from liquidating Europe's last Jewish ghetto is an unarmed Swedish diplomatic envoy named Raoul Wallenberg.

The Envoy is the stirring tale of how one man made the greatest difference in the face of untold evil. The legendary Oscar Schindler saved hundreds, but Raoul Wallenberg did what no other individual or nation managed to do: He saved more than 100,000 Jewish men, women, and children from extermination.

Written with Alex Kershaw's customary narrative verve, The Envoy is a fast-paced, nonfiction thriller that brings to life one of the darkest and yet most inspiring chapters of twentieth century history. It is an epic for the ages.

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©2010 Alex Kershaw (P)2024 Hachette Books 20th Century Austria & Hungary Europe Military Modern Wars & Conflicts World War II Holocaust War

Critic reviews

Booklist, July 2010 “From a best-selling and vibrant writer, the compelling story of how a Swedish diplomat saved 100,000 Hungarian Jews from deportation to the death camps. Many books have been called major contributions to Holocaust literature, but in this case, the claim is true.”

Kirkus Reviews, 9/1/10 “The life of a courageous, righteous man well told.”

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1/2/11 “A riveting account of Wallenberg’s efforts. Kershaw pits Wallenberg’s tenacity against the blood lust of his archnemesis, Hilter’s angel of death, Adolf Eichmann…Kershaw also profiles the lives of several Jews who were swept up in war and struggled to survive. He skillfully weaves their stories, gleaned from interviews…and puts a human face on its terrible drama…Extensive footnotes reflect the depth of Kershaw’s research and skillful use of quotes from the principal actors involved in this unforgettable story.”
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An epic & tragic story of a great , altruistic man largely overlooked almost 80 years after his death & also of the horror of the Holocaust which also is ignored or unknown to most of the world today.

What a magnificent man Raul Wallenberg was.

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great narration of a still widely unknown true story that needs to be told in our day and age

heroism and tragedy

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very well done and enlightening. let us never forget the horrors of the Holocost tradgedy.

I was amazed i hadn't heard about this part of history

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