{"product_id":"the-envoy-the-epic-rescue-of-the-last-jews-of-europe-in-the-desperate-closing-months-of-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Kershaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecember 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann has sent over half a million Hungarians to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Now all that prevents him from liquidating Europe's last Jewish ghetto is an unarmed Swedish diplomatic envoy named Raoul Wallenberg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Envoy\u003c\/i\u003e is the stirring tale of how one man made the greatest difference in the face of untold evil. The legendary Oscar Schindler saved hundreds, but Raoul Wallenberg did what no other individual or nation managed to do: He saved more than 100,000 Jewish men, women, and children from extermination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with Alex Kershaw's customary narrative verve, \u003ci\u003eThe Envoy\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced, nonfiction thriller that brings to life one of the darkest and yet most inspiring chapters of twentieth century history. It is an epic for the ages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Kershaw\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the widely acclaimed bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Bedford Boys, The Longest Winter, The Few\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEscape from the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.79 x 5.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45311219466342,"sku":"9780306820434","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NHRRTisrT01BMEs0eGJrd0lvUVFzZz09.webp?v=1774270234","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-envoy-the-epic-rescue-of-the-last-jews-of-europe-in-the-desperate-closing-months-of-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}