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.
#1156264 in Books imusti 2015-09-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x 1.00 x 8.50l; .0 #File Name: 1857803701320 pagesCrecy Publishing
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Definitive book!By jhbriggsThe definitive book on the Su-24.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Welcome back; Famous Russian Aircraft! You've been missed.By Jim DavisOne of the casualties of the financial troubles of Ian Allan Publishing was the "Famous Russian Aircraft" series by the Ian Allan imprint Midland Publishing. The last title came out in 2012. Fortunately; the series has made its way over to Crecy Publishing and seems poised for a comeback. If this volume is any indication the series hasn't missed a beat during the hiatus.The book does full justice to the "Soviet F-111" as the Su-24 was sometimes styled. The influences of western types like the F-111 and the British TSR.2 are acknowledged here. The authors however are clear that Soviet requirements; the urgent need of a replacement for the Il-28 and Yak-28 bombers; drove the design. The construction of both lift jet and variable sweep wing prototypes underscore this.The book is organized just like others in this series. The book begins with a chapter covering the background of the aircraft and the influences which brought it into being. This is followed by a chapter describing the construction and testing of the prototypes. Then there is a long chapter detailing the various versions of the Su-24 including the most recent upgrades and obscure; never built projects. Then we have the obligatory "The Su-24 in detail" chapter (certainly my favorite) which minutely describes the aircraft and is well supported by photographs; drawings; and tables. Then there are two chapters describing the service of the aircraft in peacetime and combat respectively. The final chapter; "Su-24 operators"; takes us through a nation by nation (and service by service) tour of operators. The book closes with two appendices; a production list and a list of losses due to accidents; and five pages of line drawings.A nice addition; and the first volume in this series to feature this; is an index. It is not a general index but a number of specialist indices covering Aircraft Types; Bombs and Missiles; Engines; Locations; NATO Reporting Names; Numbered Factories/Plants; Numbered OKBs; Soviet and Russian Air Force and Navy Units; and Test/Research Establishments.Complaints are few. This book needed more than five pages of line drawings; the ones we get seem to have been recycled from the Aerofax title covering the Su-24 of some years back. The authors' have a Russian centric view of the various conflicts described (Chechnya; Georgia; Ukraine; etc.) which might be off putting to some but for myself I appreciate getting these viewpoints. Sometimes the authors include a chapter that compares the titular aircraft with western contemporaries. They didn't do that this time; a comparison to the F-111 and Tornado would have been welcome. The trade dress is almost identical to the Midland one except for the spine. A glance at your shelf will tell you what was published by Midland and what was published by Crecy.As always; the translation by coauthor Komissarov is a delight. The text and captions are well written; engaging; with nice touches of humor.Highly recommended. Two more books in this series (Mig-17; Il-28) have been announced; I'm especially looking forward to the Il-28 one. I only hope another Midland series; the one that covers the various OKBs (design bureaus); can also make a comeback.
