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In this riveting real-life thriller, Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of senior Nazi SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter and his wife, Charlotte. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, as a fugitive on the run in the Alps and then in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wächter's youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wächter while he was preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline', assisted by a Vatican bishop, and what was the explanation for his sudden and unexpected death?
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The Ratline, Philippe Sands
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- The Ratline
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philippe Sands
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 1474608140
- ISBN13
- 9781474608145
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Creative Nonfiction, Military History, Wars, World War II, Gifts for women, True Crime, Holocaust, Post-War Era, Nazis, Cold War, War Crimes, SS Units (S.S.), Big Book Thursday, Warsaw Ghetto (1940-1943)
- First published
- 2020
- Original title
- The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- In this riveting real-life thriller, Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of senior Nazi SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter and his wife, Charlotte. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, as a fugitive on the run in the Alps and then in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wächter's youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wächter while he was preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline', assisted by a Vatican bishop, and what was the explanation for his sudden and unexpected death?