The remarkable story of a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an American commando on a secret mission behind enemy lines.Growing up in Germany, Freddy Mayer witnessed the Nazis' rise to power. When he was sixteen, his family made the decision to flee to the United States—they were among the last German Jews to escape, in 1938.In America, Freddy tried enlisting the day after Pearl Harbor, only to be rejected as an "enemy alien" because...

Read the history behind the series THE HUNTERS (starring Al Pacino) in this “captivating book rooted in first-rate research” (New York Times Book Review) that tells the true story of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals.For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands of Nazis—from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich—who came to the United States aft...

Il Premio Pulitzer Eric Licthblau ci regala con questo libro l’acuta e sconvolgente ricostruzione di fatti che credevamo di conoscere, ma che nessuno prima di lui aveva raccontato nei particolari.È ampiamente noto che dopo il crollo del Terzo Reich migliaia di gerarchi nazisti trovarono rifugio in Sudamerica. Criminali di guerra come Mengele, Eichmann, Priebke, Barbie e numerosi altri fuggirono indisturbati, avvalendosi dell’assistenza di una misteriosa ed efficien...

**A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice | From the Pulitzer-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Nazis Next DoorA deeply reported exploration of the violent resurgence of hatred and white supremacy through the lens of Orange County, California—“ground zero” for racial extremism—and the story of one brutal murder there that revealed the deep roots of violent bigotry as a bellwether for the country.**One night in early 2018, wh...

In the aftermath of 9/11, President Bush declared that the struggle against terrorism would be nothing less than a war—a war that would require new tools and a new mind-set. As legal sanction was given to covert surveillance and interrogation tactics, internal struggles brewed over programs and policies that threatened to tear at the constitutional fabric of the country.Bush's Law is the alarming account of the White House's efforts to prevent the publication of Eric Licht...

From the Pulitzer-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Nazis Next Door, a deeply reported exploration of the violent resurgence of hatred and white supremacy through the lens of Orange County, California—“ground zero” for racial extremism—and the story of one brutal murder there that revealed the deep roots of violent bigotry as a bellwether for the country.One night in early 2018, while he was home from college, an Ivy League stude...

Read the history behind the series THE HUNTERS (starring Al Pacino) in this “captivating book rooted in first-rate research” (New York Times Book Review) that tells the true story of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals.For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands of Nazis—from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich—who came to the United States aft...

The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an American commando on a secret mission behind enemy lines.Growing up in Germany, Freddy Mayer witnessed the Nazis' rise to power. When he was sixteen, his family made the decision to flee to the United States—they were among the last German Jews to escape, in 1938.In America, Freddy tried enlisting the day after Pearl Harbor, only to be rejected as an “enemy a...

1945, un agente secreto salta en paracaídas sobre los Alpes para ejecutar una misión decisiva en territorio nazi. Su éxito o fracaso marcará para siempre la victoria de los Aliados.Nacido en Alemania, Fred Mayer fue testigo del ascenso de los nazis al poder. Cuando tenía 16 años, él y su familia, de origen judío, pudieron huir a Estados Unidos justo antes de que Hitler ordenara cerrar las fronteras. Después del ataque a Pearl Harbor, intentó enlistarse en el ejército de su nuevo paí...