Format:
XV, 316, [8] S. : Ill.
ISBN:
0-471-01856-2
Content:
An instinctive survivor, a soldier driven by a single-minded focus on his mission, an extraordinary man in an extraordinary time, Jan Karski became a legend
Content:
A young Polish diplomat turned cavalry officer at the outbreak of World War II, Karski joined the Polish underground movement in 1939 after ingeniously escaping from a Soviet detention camp. Most of the Polish officers held with him were later executed. Karski became a courier for the underground crossing enemy lines to serve as liaison between occupied Poland and the free world. Captured by the Gestapo in 1940 he was savagely tortured
Content:
Afraid that the Germans would extract secrets from him he slashed his wrists. But after the suicide attempt failed, he escaped from a hospital with the help of an underground commando team. His work had just begun
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
1914-2000 Karski, Jan
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Untergrundbewegung
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1914-2000 Karski, Jan
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Judenvernichtung
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Information
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Alliierte
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1914-2000 Karski, Jan
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Zweiter Weltkrieg
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Untergrundbewegung
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Judenvernichtung
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Besetzung
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Biografie
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Quelle
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Biografie
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Quelle
Author information:
Jankowski, Stanisław M. 1945-
Author information:
Wood, E. Thomas 1963-
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