It has long been known that Adolf Eichmann; Josef Mengele; Erich Priebke; and many other war criminals found refuge in Argentina. Now; for the first time; a courageous Argentine journalist shows exactly how it was done. This riveting book is the first to map the precise details of the smuggling of Nazis into Argentina; an operation organized with the enthusiastic support of Peron’s presidential palace. Using previously unseen archival sources; The Real Odessa covers a wide geography — Scandinavia; Switzerland; Italy — and proves the complicity of the Vatican and the Argentine Catholic Church in one of the great postwar scandals. This is a factual; historical version of the events fictionalized in Frederick Forsyth’s best-selling novel The Odessa File.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Another MiG gets its turnBy Jim DavisBy my count (they aren't numbered) this is the twelfth book in the "Famous Russian Aircraft" series begun by Midland and now carried on by Crecy. This is the third under the latter imprint. It's a large format (the pages are 8-1/2" x 11") hardcover with 480 pages. This is an update of an earlier softbound book in the Aerofax series by one of the same authors that appeared in 2002. The earlier book was 144 pages so one expects much more content in the present book and that is largely the case.The book is organized almost exactly like the others in this series. There are nine chapters each covering a significant aspect of the MiG-17 story. A chapter is devoted to the design; development; and testing of the aircraft. There follows chapters covering production; the Soviet versions; the Chinese and Polish versions; the details of the design; Soviet service; foreign service; foreign contemporaries; and a breakdown of all the operators of the aircraft. Outstanding in my view are details of MiG-17 operations against intruders; both intentional and otherwise. Operations in every war in which it was involved are covered but naturally Vietnam and the middle east get the most coverage. Also the "in detail" chapter has a number of drawings specially prepared for this book along with some drawings from contemporary technical literature. Photographs abound; both black and white and color. The latter are restricted largely to those that survived to more recent times as color photography was not common in the Soviet Union when the aircraft was in its prime.Disappointments are the usual ones with this series. There are no maps which is unfortunate because most English speaking readers will be unfamiliar with all the exotic places. The line drawings are largely the same ones that appeared in the aforementioned Aerofax softcover but not as many. The color profiles on the other hand are completely new.The book is highly recommended. If you have others in this series you'll want this one. I hope other titles are in the works. Surely; the Tu-16; MiG-19; MiG-23/27; Mi-24; Sukhoi interceptors; etc; etc are deserving?3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. an excellent book about a great aircraftBy Col. William Russell (ret)Gordon is an excellent writer about former Soviet aircraft and I have many of his books. This one is no exception and is an exhaustive history of an excellent fighter aircraft from its genesis to it numerous variants. I also recommend his volume on the MiG-15 as a companion to this volume. Unfortunately; his books go out of print quickly and have high prices on the secondary market. It's a pity the publishers fail to make additional printings.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another excellent book on early Soviet aircraft - makes a nice ...By P. McDowellAnother excellent book on early Soviet aircraft - makes a nice companion to the Mig 15 and Mig 19 books. Highly recommended.
