The Real Odessa: How Peron Brought The Nazi War Criminals To Argentina

Product Description 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. Review 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 corageous 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." About the Author Author Uki Goñi has appeared in countless documentaries by the BBC, NatGeo, Discovery Channel, History Channel, PBS, and many other channels in the US and Europe. He is principally known for his work documenting the escape of Nazi criminals in his book "The Real Odessa," which proves the role of the Vatican, Swiss authorities and Argentina organizing 'ratline' escape routes from Europe. Uki Goñi writes for The Guardian and The New York Review of Books and has written as well for The New York Times and Time magazine. He was born in Washington DC and was raised in the US, Argentina, Mexico and Ireland. He lives in Buenos Aires.