Operazione Odessa

Uki Goñi has written a fantastic book with The Real Odessa. His research is considerable as he pieced together the secret trail that spirited Nazi war criminals and collaborators from post WW2 Europe to Argentina under its leader Juan Perón. Argentina at that time was deeply sympathetic to Nazi idea Leggi tutto

Not quite as bad as Gerald Steinacher's book "Nazis on the Run", but I simply couldn;t get into this. I recommend reading Andrew Nagorski instead (The Nazi Hunters).

Excellent work. Good for those new or well versed on the topic. It's similar to Ratlines except it's a bit more concrete. I primarily bought it for the chapter on the Ustasha and the Catholic Church's involvement. The wealth the Ustasha amassed from murdering hundreds of thousands of people is stagge Leggi tutto

Un libro difícil de clasificar con estrellitas. Con una prosa limpia y pocas impresiones personales, Goñi reconstruye a partir de entrevistas la infiltración de Astiz en el grupo de la Santa Cruz. A veces uno se olvida de quien es quien con tantos nombres, aunque el autor te lo recuerda de a momento Leggi tutto

Interesante trabajo de investigación que sirvió como evidencia para condenar a Astiz en 2011.

Książka to dziennikarskie śledztwo argentyńskiego dziennikarza Ukiego Gonii na temat ucieczek po wojnie nazistowskich, włoskich i chorwackich zbrodniarzy wojennych do Argentyny, jaki miał w tym udział rząd Juana Perona i Watykan. Największą wartością książki jest jej wiarygodność - autor prawie każd Leggi tutto

This book is a very detailed description of the efforts of Juan Peron and the Argentine government to allow war criminals and collaborators to find refuge from justice in Argentina. Densely written, the book lays bare not only Peron's actions but also those of the Vatican/Catholic Church. The story

As expected, this was a truly insightful read. Gōni exposed the bleak truths about the network that allowed hundreds of Nazi war criminals, including Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele to flee to Argentina at the end of the war. It is a remarkable and shocking research. I am lucky I haven't lived throu Leggi tutto

A detailed history of post WWII escape route to South America. I found this book to be very informative but not an easy read. Extremely detailed and overly footnoted, it was much akin to a textbook. I like to read at night prior to sleeping and I found myself dozing on several occasions.

Meticulously researched this book gives you detailed insight into the Peron government and their efforts to save Nazi war criminals. I was more interested in how the criminals sustained themselves as fugitives on the run so I was disappointed. As the author says at the start, this is more so a book