1945, ISBN: 4ac2249ab688e6bfe3fb14731bcaab8a

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St. Martin's Press. Used; Very Good. Royal Survivor is an important new biography of Charles II, one of Britain's most glamorous kings. In a sweeping narrative that takes the read… More...

St. Martin's Press. Used; Very Good. Royal Survivor is an important new biography of Charles II, one of Britain's most glamorous kings. In a sweeping narrative that takes the reader from palaces and battlefields through exile, bitterness, and triumph, Stephen Coote strips away the sentiment that has clouded Charles's merry monarch image revealing him to have been an altogether more brave and dangerous mana gambler, a fixer, a survivor. Depicting the twists and turns of Restoration public life, the horror of the Plague, the tragedy of the Fire of London and the allure of Charles's many mistresses (including the lustful Lady Castlemaine and the gloriously streetwise Nell Gwynn), Royal Survivor profiles an extraordinarily shrewd man who outlasted his enemies to save the monarchy, even as forces were forming that would make England a democracy. . 2007. HARDCOVER., St. Martin's Press, 2007, 3, London : Frontline Books ; New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2012. 1st Edition in this form. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 187 pages; Description: xviii, 187 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Subject: Langlet, Valdemar, -- 1872-1960. World War, 1939-1945 -- Hungary -- Budapest. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Swedish. Summary: Although not as well known as Raoul Wallenberg, Valdemar Langlet was the savior of thousands of Jews in Budapest in the last two years of World War II. Entirely without the permission or the financial support of the Swedish Red Cross, he issued so-called “Letters of Protection,” which were passport-like documents with official-looking stamps that frequently saved Hungarian Jews from deportation to the death camps. Then chaos broke out in the streets and the Germans put their Arrow Cross allies in power. With the approaching Red Army threatening to turn the city into a battleground, Langlet risked his life to shelter Jews and other refugees in safe houses throughout Budapest.A gifted linguist, Langlet was able to deal directly with Hungarian officials, who were often themselves eager to have the protection of the Swedish Red Cross emblem on their own houses as the war drew closer to the capital. Later, he communicated with the Soviet commanders who took control after fierce fighting had destroyed much of Budapest.This is a unique and fascinating memoir of a man who saved thousands of lives during one of the most terrible episodes in world history without official authority or support from his own country., London : Frontline Books ; New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2012, 0<

1945, ISBN: 4ac2249ab688e6bfe3fb14731bcaab8a

Feine Leinenkopie in ebenso feinem dw, jetzt mit Mylar-Hülle. Besonders und überraschend gut erhalten; straff, hell, sauber und besonders scharfkantig. Buchstäblich wie neu. ; 8vo 8" - 9"… More...

Feine Leinenkopie in ebenso feinem dw, jetzt mit Mylar-Hülle. Besonders und überraschend gut erhalten; straff, hell, sauber und besonders scharfkantig. Buchstäblich wie neu. ; 8vo 8" - 9" hoch; 187 Seiten; Beschreibung: xviii, 187 Seiten, 8 nicht nummerierte Seiten mit Tafeln: Illustrationen, Porträts; 24cm. Betrifft: Langlet, Valdemar, -- 1872-1960. Weltkrieg, 1939-1945 -- Ungarn -- Budapest. Weltkrieg, 1939-1945 -- Persönliche Erzählungen, schwedisch. Zusammenfassung: Obwohl nicht so bekannt wie Raoul Wallenberg, war Valdemar Langlet in den letzten zwei Jahren des Zweiten Weltkriegs der Retter Tausender Juden in Budapest. Völlig ohne die Erlaubnis oder die finanzielle Unterstützung des Schwedischen Roten Kreuzes stellte er sogenannte ?Letters of Protection? das waren passähnliche Dokumen. Sehr gut, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice]<