The great escape : nine Jews who fled Hitler and changed the world / Kati Marton.
| Author/creator | Marton, Kati |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2006. |
| Description | 271 pages : illustrations, map cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Journalist Marton brings to life an unknown chapter of World War II: the tale of nine men who grew up in Budapest's brief Golden Age, then, driven from Hungary by anti-Semitism, fled to the West, especially to the United States, and changed the world. These nine men, each celebrated for individual achievements, were actually part of a unique group who grew up in a time and place that will never come again, shaped by Budapest's lively café life before the darkness closed in. She follows the lives of four history-changing scientists who helped usher in the nuclear age and the computer (Edward Teller, John von Neumann, Leo Szilard, and Eugene Wigner); two major filmmakers (Michael Curtiz, who directed Casablanca, and Alexander Korda, who produced The Third Man); two immortal photographers (Robert Capa and Andre Kertesz); and one seminal writer (Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon).--From publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-254) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006049162 |
| ISBN | 9780743261159 |
| ISBN | 0743261151 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS135.H93 A153 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |