Escaping Hitler: A Jewish Boy's Quest for Freedom and His Future

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Escaping Hitler: A Jewish Boy's Quest for Freedom and His Future

Escaping Hitler: A Jewish Boy's Quest for Freedom and His Future

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But the sensitivity of Mrs Scrivens’ account, her remarkable capacity to convey the significance of each small detail, make this biography of an outstanding British local politician, volunteer and businessman special. Joe Stirling’s life, from his childhood escape to Britain to life as a refugee in a strange country with a kindly family he had never met before; his education in unfamiliar schools and his ability to adapt to working as a professional in the politics of his adopted country; all have echoes with my own experience. He was joined by an SAS team who took on the German army in Operation Galia and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, made a perilous escape across the Apennine Mountains in Italy. Downed airman Bob Frost faced danger at every turn as he was smuggled out of France and over the Pyrenees.

The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author.These are just some of the stories told in heart-stopping detail as Monty Halls takes us along the Freedom Trails out of occupied Europe, from the immense French escape lines to lesser-known routes in Italy and Slovenia. By Monday 7 May expectant crowds were gathering outside Buckingham Palace but still the news did not come. I can take credit and debit payments on the telephone and I will package the book up safely, mailing it out by first class post. As the Soviet troops fought their way ever closer to the Reich Chancellery in the final days of the Third Reich, deep underground in Hitler’s bunker fateful decisions were being made.

The SAS in Operation Galia fought for forty days behind enemy lines in Italy and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, exfiltrated across the Apennine mountains. What begins with a harrowing journey culminates in an inspiring portrayal of one man's determination to succeed through hard work, civic duty and kindness. Macdonald, reported on the economic decline of a large number of the German Jews as a result of these measures and anticipated a new exodus. Equally, what became of those who escaped, where did they go, and what happened to those who did not get away?Scrivens gathered her information through interviews with Günter, now known as Joe Stirling, and with those closest to him. He had reason to believe, from listening to my talk and matching the details with those from his family folklore, that his great-grandmother BERTA SCHÖNEWALD, may be been on that same deportation train on 22nd March 1942, heading to her death in Sobibor death camp. Of the approximately 185,000 Jews still remaining, about 18,000 to 20,000 still managed to leave the country when the Second World War broke out. But it was a weekly biographical interview feature, 'Meeting People', published in the Farnham Herald newspaper during the 1990s, that unwittingly prepared her for this debut full-length biography Escaping Hitler.

Focuses on established escape trails in Europe, all of which largely involve hiking through harsh terrain — so don't expect traditional fare like tunnels or disguises or document forgery. In Escaping Hitler: The Freedom Trails, Monty Hall recreates the stories of some of the most charismatic figures of the Second World War, men like Major Gordon Lett, who escaped a POW camp in Italy and fought behind enemy lines at the head of the International Brigade.He was joined by an SAS team who took on the German army in Operation Galia and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, made a perilous escape across the Apennine mountains in Italy.



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