Letters and dispatches, 1924-1944 / Raoul Wallenberg ; translated by Kjersti Board ; published in association with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
1995, First Edition. New York : Arcade Publishing. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Description: viii, 286 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Wallenberg, Raoul (1912-1947) --Correspondence --Diplomats --Sweden --Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945 --Civilian relief --Hungary --Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Hungary --Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-286). Summary: Raoul Wallenberg saved as many as 100,000 Hungarian Jews from Hitler's death camps and is considered by many to be the greatest ethical figure of the twentieth century. With his disappearance behind the Iron Curtain in January 1945 he became the most tragically mysterious. Here, in his own words, is his story. Translated by Kjersti Board. Published in association with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Item #170943
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