Episode Description
In the decades following the end of World War II, thousands of Nazis from Germany, Austria and other countries fled Europe to avoid investigation for war crimes. Many of them used informal escape networks in countries such as Italy and Spain. Today, we're going to talk about these 'rat lines'.
Holocaust History Podcast
Books
- Betina Anton, “Hiding Mengele How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781837733002
- Philippe Sands, “The Ratline”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781474608152
- Waitman Wade Beorn, “Between the Wires”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781496237590
- Waitman Wade Beorn, “Marching into Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780674725508
- Gitta Sereny, “Into That Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780712674478
Guest: Dr. Waitman Beorn
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