'Powerful and gripping... Goñi [is] impressively relentless: leaving no discoverable stone
unturned' Philippe Sands author of The Ratline As Russian forces closed in on Berlin and
Hitler's regime drew to a close many Nazi officials began to organize their escape from
Germany. Thanks to an international effort - which included the enthusiastic support of the
Vatican and President Juan Perón - they were able to evade justice and found refuge in
Argentina. In this startling meticulously researched account acclaimed author Uki Goñi
unravels the complex network that protected these fugitives revealing the 'ratline' that
allowed Adolf Eichmann - the architect of the 'Final Solution' - Josef Mengele Erich Priebke
and many more to escape Europe. Both compelling and revelatory this remarkable investigation
sheds vital light on a disquieting period in Europe's history. This revised edition includes
a new foreword by the author new interviews and a comprehensive list of the Nazi and European
World War Two criminals who fled to Argentina.
