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245 14 a| The forgers :b| the forgotten story of the Holocaust's most audacious rescue operation /c| Roger Moorhouse.;

246 30 a| Forgotten story of the Holocaust's most audacious rescue operation;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Basic Books, Hachette Book Group,c| 2023.;

300 a| 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword -- Prologue: "He who saves one life..." --Empty sympathies -- The blood-soaked earth -- "In a short time, it will be too late" -- A crime without a name -- "They are dying. That's all." -- Asking after Aunt Darka -- No time to lose -- Death casts its shadow -- "My God, why have you forsaken me?" -- Epilogue.;

520 a| "In The Forgers, Roger Moorhouse unfolds this never-before-told history Holocaust resistance, illuminating the remarkable story of Polish diplomats, Jewish activists, Japanese bureaucrats, and ordinary people the world over who systematically forged as many as 10,000 passports and saved hundreds, potentially thousands, of Jewish lives. Drawing upon first-hand accounts and survivor testimony with new research and revelations about the Lados Group, Moorhouse unspools the lives, work, and valor of Aleksander Lados, Stefan Ryniewicz, Konstanty Rokicki, Juliusz Kuhl, Chaim Eiss, Abraham Silberschein, six members of the Polish government-in-exile who seized an opportunity to do good in the face of a world at war"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Identification cardsx| Forgeriesz| Poland.=| ^A854461;

650 0 a| Identification cardsx| Forgeriesz| Switzerland.=| ^A854461;

650 0 a| Diplomatic and consular service, Polishz| Switzerland.=| ^A1464615;

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The forgers : the forgotten story of the Holocaust's most audacious rescue operation / Roger Moorhouse.

Author/creator	Moorhouse, Roger author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2023.
Copyright Date	©2023
Description	339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Grupa Ładosia. World War, 1939-1945--Jews. --Rescue. --Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Jews. --Rescue. --Switzerland. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. --Poland. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland. Identification cards--Forgeries. --Poland. Forgery--Poland. --History. --20th century. Identification cards--Forgeries. --Switzerland. Forgery--Switzerland. --History. --20th century. Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--Switzerland.

Portion of title	Forgotten story of the Holocaust's most audacious rescue operation
Contents	Foreword -- Prologue: "He who saves one life..." --Empty sympathies -- The blood-soaked earth -- "In a short time, it will be too late" -- A crime without a name -- "They are dying. That's all." -- Asking after Aunt Darka -- No time to lose -- Death casts its shadow -- "My God, why have you forsaken me?" -- Epilogue.
Abstract	"In The Forgers, Roger Moorhouse unfolds this never-before-told history Holocaust resistance, illuminating the remarkable story of Polish diplomats, Jewish activists, Japanese bureaucrats, and ordinary people the world over who systematically forged as many as 10,000 passports and saved hundreds, potentially thousands, of Jewish lives. Drawing upon first-hand accounts and survivor testimony with new research and revelations about the Lados Group, Moorhouse unspools the lives, work, and valor of Aleksander Lados, Stefan Ryniewicz, Konstanty Rokicki, Juliusz Kuhl, Chaim Eiss, Abraham Silberschein, six members of the Polish government-in-exile who seized an opportunity to do good in the face of a world at war"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2023016628
ISBN	9781541619852
ISBN	1541619854 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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