The British Oskar Schindler  
The Life and Work of Nicholas Winton
Author(s): Edward Abel Smith
Published by Pen and Sword
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ISBN: 9781399011495
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When Nicholas Winton canceled his skiing holiday in favor of going to Prague to visit a friend, little did he know this decision would change the course of thousands of lives, including his own. As millions of Jewish families attempted to flee the growing clutches of the brutal Nazi war of terror, this twenty-nine-year-old stockbroker decided to act, pulling off one of the most remarkable rescue missions of the century. The British Oskar Schindler tells the story of this remarkable man’s life and those around him who helped him to achieve all he did.
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When Nicholas Winton canceled his skiing holiday in favor of going to Prague to visit a friend, little did he know this decision would change the course of thousands of lives, including his own. As millions of Jewish families attempted to flee the growing clutches of the brutal Nazi war of terror, this twenty-nine-year-old stockbroker decided to act, pulling off one of the most remarkable rescue missions of the century. The British Oskar Schindler tells the story of this remarkable man’s life and those around him who helped him to achieve all he did.
Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 From Wertheim to Winton
  • Chapter 3 Rising from the Ashes
  • Chapter 4 A Different Winter Holiday
  • Chapter 5 Sightseeing
  • Chapter 6 Then There Were Three
  • Chapter 7 Occupation
  • Chapter 8 23:00 from Wilson Station
  • Chapter 9 The Duration
  • Chapter 10 Peacetime
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • List of Acronyms
  • Bibliography and Sources
  • Plates
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