The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II Warner David
The inspiring, true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who ingeniously rescued hundreds of children before Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia.The shadow of war was spreading across Europe. Hitler's armies…
Specifikacia The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II Warner David
The inspiring, true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who ingeniously rescued hundreds of children before Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia.The shadow of war was spreading across Europe. Hitler's armies had marched into the borderlands of Czechoslovakia, forcing Jewish families, among others, to flee their homes and seek refuge in any location that would accept them.When Nicholas Winton, the son of Jewish-German immigrants, traveled from London to Czechoslovakia to help the refugee families huddled in tents in sprawling encampments, an ingenious plan began to formulate in his head. By special waiver, children could leave the country without their parents, as long as host families abroad took them in. As word of his plan spread, parents lined the hallways and staircases of Winton's hotel, begging for help. If Nicholas could get their children out of the country safely,