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The Summer That Bled, The Biography of Hannah Senesh : The Most Ambitious Rescue Attempt of World War II [Uncorrected Proof]

The Summer That Bled, The Biography of Hannah Senesh : The Most Ambitious Rescue Attempt of World War II [Uncorrected Proof]

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The Summer That Bled, The Biography of Hannah Senesh : The Most Ambitious Rescue Attempt of World War II [Uncorrected Proof]

by Masters, Anthony

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ISBN 10
0718109961
ISBN 13
9780718109967
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London: Michael Joseph, 1972. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine condition. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp. Photo illustrated. Appendices. Bibliography. This is the story of two failed attempts to rescue one million Jews trapped in Hungary during the summer of 1944. The first focuses on a small-scale Jewish parachute mission, emanating out of Palestine. Only one in the group was a woman, 24-year-old Hannah Senesh. She was caught and executed by the Germans. The second attempt was by the Hungarian Rescue Committee, headed by Joel Brand and Rezso Kastner. They attempted to negotiate with Adolf Eichmann, who had indicated a willingness to spare the lives of a million Jews in exchange for 10,000 trucks. Bound in the original brown printed wraps.. First Edition (Proof Copy). Softcover. Near Fine condition. 339pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title
The Summer That Bled, The Biography of Hannah Senesh : The Most Ambitious Rescue Attempt of World War II [Uncorrected Proof]
Author
Masters, Anthony
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine condition
Edition
First Edition (Proof Copy)
ISBN 10
0718109961
ISBN 13
9780718109967
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1972
Keywords
Jewish Holocaust. WWII. WW2. Nazi Germany. Third Reich. Concentration camps.
Bookseller catalogs
Feminism / Women's Studies; Holocaust / Genocide / Shoah; Judaica / Jewish Studies;
Size
339pp

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