Bryan Mark Rigg is a historian whose work delves into military history and its societal impacts. His writing is valued for its profound insight into human experiences within extreme situations and for its meticulous research. Rigg's style is characterized by clarity and an ability to connect major historical events with the personal narratives of soldiers. His work offers readers a compelling look into complex past events and their lasting influence.
A harrowing story about identity and moral responsibility, 'Rescued from the Reich' is also a riveting narrative history of one of the most extraordinary missions of World War II. The escape of Rebbe Schneersohn from Warsaw has been the subject of speculation for decades and here the true story is uncovered.
An investigation of men whom the Nazis classified as Jews or "partial-Jews" serving in the German armed forces during World War II.
Herbst 1939: Die Deutschen treiben die Juden im Warschauer Ghetto zusammen. Gleichzeitig macht sich Major Bloch von Berlin aus in offizieller Mission auf den Weg, um den orthodoxen Rabbi Schneersohn zu retten. Auf abenteuerlichen Wegen bringt er ihn in die USA. Bloch, Sohn eines jüdischen Vaters, kommt bei den letzten Kämpfen in Berlin ums Leben, Schneersohn stirbt 1950 in der Gewissheit, dass Gott ihn auserwählt habe, das Judentum zu retten. Eine verstörende Geschichte von Verantwortung, Fanatismus und politischem Kalkül.