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The story of Raoul Wallenberg the Swedish businessman who at immense personal risk rescued many of Budapests Jews from the Holocaust and subsequently disappeared into the Soviet prison system is one of the most fascinating episodes of World War II Yet the complete story of his life and fate can only be told now and for the first time in this book following access to the Russian and Swedish archival sources previously not used Born into a wealthy Swedish family Wallenberg was a moderately successful businessman when he was recruited by the War Refugee Board to manage the rescue mission of thousands of Hungarian Jews Once in Budapest he created and distributed so called protective passports or SchutzPass among the Jewish population thus managing to save up to 8000 people Through the safe houses and clandestine networks that he established around the city many thousands more were saved from the concentration camps Yet when Budapest was liberated by the Red Army in January 1945 Wallenberg was arrested and taken to MoscowOne of the reasons for his arrest was that the Soviets could not understand the nature of his mission formally he was a Swedish diplomat but he worked for an American agency On the basis of previously unseen Soviet sources Jangfeldt has been able to reconstruct the events surrounding Wallenbergs arrest almost hour by hour and for the first time he presents a highly plausible theory about the reasons why Wallenberg was arrested and what happened to him after he disappeared With access to previously unpublished material Bengt Jangfeldt provides the first complete account of Wallenbergs life from his childhood in Sweden to his disappearance in a Russian jail and sheds important new light on one of the greatest heroes of World War II This is a thrilling tale of intrigue espionage and heroism which will captivate all readers of modern European history
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Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing in the NHL of skating on a line with his hero and drinking champagne in the dressing room after winning the Stanley Cup But kids should watch what they wish for They may make it to the pros like Sean Pronger only to end up playing for sixteen teams over eleven seasons They may end up on a team with a guy like the Great One but skate on his line only in practice when the bona fide firstline centre has the flu And they may end up drinking champagne only because their little brother wins the Stanley Cup Anyone whos gotten to the NHL the hard way has a story to tell No one knows the game better than the guys on the fourth line who fight for their jobs every night They know all too well what its like to watch from the press box or worse to be sent to the minors or traded Sean Pronger has seen it all Hes played for legendary coaches like Pat Burns and gone headtohead with guys such as Doug Gilmour and Steve Yzerman in the faceoff circle He was on the ice for perhaps the most notorious violent attack in recent hockey history While playing in the minors in Winnipeg he guzzled beer in an icefishing hut with grizzled veterans like John MacLean and while playing in Europe he caused international incidents with guys such as Doug Weight Full of hilarious stories and selfdeprecating jokes Journeyman is a story not only about achieving a dream but about realizing youve achieved it
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If you thought the Pimpernel had it rough with Chauvelin on his trail try adding Citizens Robespierre Couthon Louis Antoine St Just and the beautiful Theresia Cabarrus fiancée of Tallien Robespierre becomes paranoid about the Pimpernel and must have him destroyed Theresia is sent to seduce the elusive hero And just to make certain everything goes according to his plan Chauvelin has Marguerite kidnapped and imprisoned Can Percy continue to disguise himself as Rateau and get away with it Can Robespierre maintain power when betrayal is stirring in every corner Will Marguerite be rescued without suffering the death of her husband Will Chauvelin ever learn to tie his cravat properly Or will this be the end of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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Jack Olsens Last Man Standing is the gripping story of Geronimo Pratt war hero and community leader who was framed by the FBI in one of the greatest travesties of justice in American historyGeronimo Pratt did not commit the murder for which he served twentyseven nightmarish years As a UCLA student though he had led the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black Panther Party and became a target of the FBI Here is the spellbinding saga of Pratt his heroic lawyers Johnnie Cochran and Stuart Hanlon and the Reverend James McCloskey who overcame all the odds to bring the truth to light and free Geronimo
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The overlooked Quaker from Rhode Island who won the Revolutionary Wars crucial southern campaign and helped to set up the final victory of American independence at Yorktown Nathanael Greene is a revolutionary hero who has been lost to history Although places named in his honor dot city and country few people know his quintessentially American story as a selfmade selfeducated military genius who renounced his Quaker upbringinghorrifying his large familyto take up arms against the British Untrained in military matters when he joined the Rhode Island militia in 1774 he quickly rose to become Washingtons righthand man and heir apparent After many daring exploits during the wars first four years and brilliant service as the armys quartermaster he was chosen in 1780 by Washington to replace the routed Horatio Gates in South Carolina Greenes southern campaign which combined the forces of regular troops with bands of irregulars broke all the rules of eighteenthcentury warfare and foreshadowed the guerrilla wars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries His opponent in the south Lord Cornwallis wrote Greene is as dangerous as Washington I never feel secure when I am encamped in his neighborhood He is vigilant enterprising and full of resources Greenes ingenious tactics sapped the British of their strength and resolve even as they won nearly every battle Terry Golway argues that Greenes appointment as commander of the American Southern Army was the wars decisive moment and this bold new book returns Greene to his proper place in the Revolutionary eras pantheon
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Need a hot hero Janet Daileys Bannon Brothers deliverto the max Deke Bannon is rugged and powerful and just as dangerous as his older brothers RJ and Linc But an ambitious TV anchor tracking an explosive story may be more than his match Deke Bannon federal criminal investigator risks his life just about every damn daybut that doesnt mean hell let Kelly Johns do the same A deadly international gang has targeted the gorgeous news anchor for knowing too much and trying to find out more To protect Kelly Deke will have to keep her closeno matter how hard she fights himGood luck with that Kellys every instinct tells her shes stumbled across the story of her career But theres a catch Without Deke she cant infiltrate the dark underworld operating beyond the reach of the law With him shes in a whole other kind of danger On the case Deke Bannon is a force of natureunpredictable unstoppable and always one step ahead of her Except when he takes her in his armsand the world stands still for both of them Praise For Janet Dailey and her novelsDailey confirms her place as a top megaseller Kirkus ReviewsShe moves her story ahead so purposefully and dramatically readers will be glad theyve gone along for the ride Chicago SunTimes on HeiressMurder scandal romance its all here Kirkus Reviews on Tangled VinesEvocative flavorful Dailey casts her spell Publishers Weekly on MasqueradeA surefire winner Publishers Weekly on Rivals
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Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing in the NHL of skating on a line with his hero and drinking champagne in the dressing room after winning the Stanley Cup But kids should watch what they wish for They may make it to the pros like Sean Pronger only to end up playing for sixteen teams over eleven seasons They may end up on a team with a guy like the Great One but skate on his line only in practice when the bona fide firstline centre has the flu And they may end up drinking champagne only because their little brother wins the Stanley Cup Anyone whos gotten to the NHL the hard way has a story to tell No one knows the game better than the guys on the fourth line who fight for their jobs every night They know all too well what its like to watch from the press box or worse to be sent to the minors or traded Sean Pronger has seen it all Hes played for legendary coaches like Pat Burns and gone headtohead with guys such as Doug Gilmour and Steve Yzerman in the faceoff circle He was on the ice for perhaps the most notorious violent attack in recent hockey history While playing in the minors in Winnipeg he guzzled beer in an icefishing hut with grizzled veterans like John MacLean and while playing in Europe he caused international incidents with guys such as Doug Weight Full of hilarious stories and selfdeprecating jokes Journeyman is a story not only about achieving a dream but about realizing youve achieved it
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In Fritz Von Erich Triumph and Tragedy author Donald G Smith brings to the page the account of how a Depression baby born in Texas to the local sheriff and his homemaker wife became a high school football hero and eventually ended up in the flash glam and often dangerous world of professional wrestling Jack Adkisson married the love of his life at age 21 dropped out of college and worked a series of odd jobs from fireman to debt collector With a child on the way he received a phone call that would change his life Professional Wrestling had discovered Jack Adkisson soon to become uber villain Fritz Von Erich whose deadly Iron Claw would destroy his many opponents while finding time to spawn a wrestling dynastywith a little help from his wife Doris In this book Smith gives a balanced and unbiased look at the life of one of ProWrestlings greatest villains and major promoters
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A white baseball fan who reconnects with his childhood hero Hall of Famer hank Aaron rediscovers the magnitude of the athletes triumph over prejudice and bigotry
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This is the story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged fifteen and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton and was one of the few to serve and outlive both An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship and deprivation
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January 17 1995 marks the 50th anniversary of the disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg one of the greatest heroes of the Holocaust Here is an authoritative account of Wallenbergs days in Budapest his mysterious disappearance into Soviet prisons and the most detailed account available of how he saved over 100000 Jews from Nazi death camps 8page photo insert
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A biography of the pioneer aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight covers the triumphs and tragedies of his dramatic life
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From the National Book Awardwinning and bestselling author Timothy Egan comes the epic story of one of the most fascinating and colorful Irishman in nineteenthcentury America nbsp The IrishAmerican story with all its twists and triumphs is told through the improbable life of one man A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s in which a million of his Irish countrymen died Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York the revolutionary hero back from the dead at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to AmericanbspnbspMeaghers rebirth in America included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade from New York in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Twice shot from his horse while leading charges left for dead in the Virginia mud Meaghers dream was that IrishAmerican troops seasoned by war would return to Ireland and liberate their homeland from British rulenbspnbspnbspThe heros last chapter as territorial governor of Montana was a romantic quest for a true home in the far frontier His death has long been a mystery to which Egan brings haunting colorful new evidence
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Moroni and the Battle for Manti introduces readers to Captain Moroni and how at an early age he came to command a large army in a time of extreme national danger We follow him through tragedy and triumph helping all readers to gain a deeper understanding of why Mormon said of him If all men had been and were and ever would be like unto Moroni behold the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever Alma 4817 Youth and adults will be inspired by the courageous examples of Captain Moroni Teancum Captain Lehi and the other Christian heroes in this book These were real men facing real challenges They overcame adversity by obedience to God and fought to defend their faith families and freedom The exciting battle scenes and storyline will fascinate readers both young and old with intricate combat details mature characters and emotional and spiritual dilemmas Because of the author s experience as a paratrooper narcotics detective SWAT team leader and bodyguard he has infused the scriptural story with a wealth of details from his own experience in war
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From the National Book Awardwinning and bestselling author Timothy Egan comes the epic story of one of the most fascinating and colorful Irishman in nineteenthcentury AmericaThe IrishAmerican story with all its twists and triumphs is told through the improbable life of one man A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s in which a million of his Irish countrymen died Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New Yorkthe revolutionary hero back from the dead at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to AmericaMeaghers rebirth in America included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade from New York in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil WarBull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Twice shot from his horse while leading charges left for dead in the Virginia mud Meaghers dream was that IrishAmerican troops seasoned by war would return to Ireland and liberate their homeland from British ruleThe heros last chapter as territorial governor of Montana was a romantic quest for a true home in the far frontier His death has long been a mystery to which Egan brings haunting colorful new evidence
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Robert the Bruce his rise from the ashes of defeatto the glowing triumph of BannockburnAt the opening of this stirring novel the reader meets Bruce as a man broken in every way except in spirit He has been excommunicated and is a fugitive from the English With the exception of his wife nobody has any faith in him and his vision of freedom Indeed the warweary Scots seem long past caringBut from this desperate situation and in the face of apparently unbearable setbacks where he loses all but his life Robert the Bruce rises and finally faces the English at the memorable battle of BannockburnNigel Tranter is no dryasdust historian but his wideranging tremendous story is not all blood and fire It has humour colour and beauty and unexpected tenderness It is a novel to rememberMANCHESTER EVENING NEWSIts all stirring stuffGlasgow evening times this is historical novel writing at its best a book of consistently high standard of literary artistry a very fine work indeed cork examiner
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Through Marias Eyes is the based on the true fascinating story of how one Jewish woman was able to survive and indeed triumph during the darkest days of the Hungarian Holocaust Born and raised in Budapest Hungary Gizella Kornfield was the daughter of a prominent Rabbi and engaged to be married to the handsome and wealthy man of her dreams Then her world collapsed overnight when one day in March 1944 her beautiful European city was invaded by the Nazis whose sole purpose was to eradicate as many Jews as possible before the war ended Caught in the crossfire and terrified for the lives of her family as well as herself Gizella assumed a false Christian identity and obtained employment as a maid in the home of an antiSemitic family This book is the story of how this extraordinarily courageous and resourceful woman was able to eventually save most of her family and herself through her indomitable spirit with her quick wit and some amazing good luck We never know what we are made of until we are tested in times of crisis which is exactly what makes this semibiographical story so compelling and profound Here is a book that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit over perhaps the deadliest evil of the 20th century
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Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the disappearance of a Holocaust hero from Budapest a collection of his writings features correspondences with family members that provide insight into his beliefs experiences and achievements
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