The Nazi Ghost Train: Evasion, Betrayal, and Escape during World War II

Hours before the liberation of Brussels in 1944, the Germans loaded more than 1,400 members of the Resistance, SOE agents, and Allied airmen onto a train bound for the Neuengamme concentration camp. What happened next came to be known as the miracle of “The Ghost Train,” as members of the Resistance rose up to derail the train and save the lives of all of those on board. The book shines a light on everyday heroes: such as New Yorker Ted Kleinman, a Jew who risked his life to carry out sabot...