The Real Odessa
Drawing on American and European intelligence documents, Uki Goni shows how from 1946 onward a Nazi escape operation was based at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, harboring such war criminals as Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele. Goni uncovers an elaborate network that relied on the complicity of the Vatican, the Argentine Catholic Church, and the Swiss authorities. The discoveries made in this meticulously researched book reveal the entangled web of the Nazi regime and its sympathizers and has prompted Argentine officials to demand closed files on the Nazi era from their current government.
Barnes and Nobles comments : 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 afterward containing material that Uki Goni has recently researched that focuses on Vatican complicity in providing sanctuary for war criminals.
The Real Odessa by Uki Goni
- Title : The Real Odessa
- Author : Uki Goni
- Publisher: Granta UK
- ISBN-10: 1862075522
- ISBN-13: 978-1862075528
- Publisher: Granta UK
- Publication date: 15/10/2002
Author Uki Goni and his book "The Real Odessa" have been the object of countless interviews and documentaries by international media such as Discovery Channel, the BBC and television stations in the US, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. Apart from his ground-breaking work as a researcher of recent history, Uki has written for various publications such as Time, The New York Times and The Miami Herald in the US and The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times and The Sctosman in the UK. Uki was born in Washington DC, being raised in the US, Argentina, Mexico and Ireland. He interrupted his studies at Trinity College, Dublin, at the age of 21, to settle in Buenos Aires, the native city of his parents. He remains a constant traveller.