The twentieth train : the remarkable true story of the only successful ambush on the the journey to Auschwitz
Schreiber, Marion, 1942-2004
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On 19 April 1943, three young men stopped a train. It was transporting 1,631 Jews from Mechelen in Belgium to Auschwitz. Equipped only with four pairs of pliers, a hurricane lamp covered in red paper and a single pistol, these men helped over 200 prisoners to escape. The Nazi reaction was swift and brutal.
Main title:
The twentieth train : the remarkable true story of the only successful ambush on the the journey to Auschwitz / Marion Schreiber ; foreword by Paul Spiegel ; translated by Shaun Whiteside.
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Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2004.
Collation:
xi, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Silent rebels. 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268).Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781843540441 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.531835940.53183
Local class:
940.5315
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EnglishGerman
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BRN:
48373
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