Code Name: Zegota Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942-1945: the Most Dangerous Conspiracy in Wartime Europe
by Tomaszewski, Irene & Tecia Werbowski
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 031338391X
- ISBN 13
- 9780313383915
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031338391X . Light creasing head of spine ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine dustjacket. DJ in mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9.3 X 6.3 X 0.8 inches; 184 pages; "...tells the story of the only secret organization in occupied Europe set up for the sole purpose of saving Jews. The first book on the subject in English, it details the danger and complexity behind Zegota rescue attempts, clarifying the relationship of the Germans, who had total control; the Poles, who were relegated to sub-human status and treated as slave labor; and the Jews, designated nonhuman and collectively condemned to death. Illuminating the moral dilemmas that arose as one life was pitted against another under the lawless apartheid conditions created by the Nazis, Code Name: Zegota explores the critical situation in occupied Poland and the personalities that responded to desperate conditions with a mix of courage and creativity. It profiles the key players and the network behind them and describes the sophisticated organization and its mode of operation. The cast of characters ranges from members of prewar Poland's cultural and political elite to Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, who worked as couriers. As this inspiring book shows, all of these brave souls risked torture, concentration camps, and death-and many paid the price." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19830
- Title
- Code Name: Zegota Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942-1945: the Most Dangerous Conspiracy in Wartime Europe
- Author
- Tomaszewski, Irene & Tecia Werbowski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 031338391X
- ISBN 13
- 9780313383915
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- 031338391X, Holocaust, Poland, WWII, Concentration camp, zegota
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; Militaria / Holocaust;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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