The London-Budapest Game

The London-Budapest Game

by Catherine Eva Schandl
The London-Budapest Game

The London-Budapest Game

by Catherine Eva Schandl

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Overview

'The London-Budapest Game' is the true sequel to 'Sword of the Turul,' with a unique glimpse into the British underground in World War II Hungary - and its aftermath. From 1991 to 2001, a Swedish-Russian joint Commission investigating the fate of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg discovered that 3 Hungarian numbered prisoners secretly held in Vladimir prison, Soviet Union had been connected to his case. One was Karoly Schandl, a young lawyer in Budapest who lived near the Swedish Embassy. This is the continuation of his shocking true story, supported by historical documents and excerpts from his private writings. Karoly's anti- Nazi resistance group was led by his childhood friend, Gabor Haraszty, a.k.a. British agent ALBERT. The group had links to MI9, ISLD (MI6), SOE, Colonel Howie, the Dutch and Polish Underground, the Tito partisans, and a group of famous Jewish parachutists from Palestine, with whom they had planned to collaborate in Hungary. It was a dangerous game, and only a few would survive ...

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781430311782
Publisher: Lulu.com
Publication date: 08/15/2007
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)
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