The Real Odessa: How Nazi War Criminals Escaped Europe

by Uki Goni

Overview

It has long been known that Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, Erich Priebke and many other Nazi war criminals found refuge in Argentina. In this book, a courageous Argentinian writer shows exactly how it was done, and reveals that the escapes were organized with the enthusiastic support of President Juan Peron.

Even at this late date, when so much is known about the complicity of the Catholic Church and Allied intelligence agencies in the flight of the Nazis, Goni's material still has the power to shock. The paperback edition of The Real Odessa includes a revised introduction and conclusion, with a new afterword containing material that Uki Goni has recently researched and which focuses on Vatican complicity in providing sanctuary for war criminals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783789252
Publisher:	Granta Books
Publication date:	12/20/2022
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

UKI GONI was born in 1953 and educated in Argentina and in Dublin where his father was Argentine ambassador from 1968-75. He is a regular contributor to the Buenos Aires Herald, Time magazine, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. He lives in Buenos Aires.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Abbreviations xi

Key Players xiii

Introduction xxi

Foreword xxv

1 War Games 1

2 Perón Leaps to Power 16

3 Undesirable Immigration 25

4 The Abandonment of Argentina's Jews 45

5 Extortion of the Jews 51

6 The Nazi Escape Begins 63

7 Cardinal Recommendations 93

8 Perón's Odessa 100

9 Digging For Clues 116

10 Criminal Ways 122

11 The Nordic Route 128

12 The Swiss Connection 136

13 The Belgian Way 163

14 The Slovak Committee 193

15 Flight of the Ustashi 200

16 A Roman 'Sanctuary' 229

17 Erich Priebke 252

18 Gerhard Bohne 266

19 Josef Schwammberger 273

20 Josef Mengele 279

21 Adolf Eichmann 292

Conclusion 320

Afterword 327

Nazi Criminals and Collaborators 349

Three Interviews 396

Notes 405

Documentary Sources 446

Bibliography 448

Index 457

Editorial Reviews

THE NEW YORK TIMES: "Documents for the first time how Juan Perón clandestinely maneuvered to bring Nazi war criminals to Argentina after World War II."

THE OBSERVER: "Fascinating ... frightening."

TIME: "A courageous book."

LE MONDE: "Goñi reveals that Argentina's best-kept state secret is a secret directive ... prohibiting the entry of Jewish refugees fleeing from Nazi Germany."

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