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THE UNSUNG FAMILY HERO IBD

PAUL GARDNER
EBOOK ALCHEMY PTY LTD
02 / 2020
9781925736366
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A fast-moving historical biography with the feel of a thriller... how did an ordinary Jewish man find the courage to impersonate a tough Nazi officer?Gerhard Badrian was a gentle soul &ndash, quiet and compassionate, a competent commercial photographer. The Nazi occupation of Holland changed him. To cope with ruthless tyranny, his first reaction was perfectly normal. Keep your head down, stay out of harm&rsquo,s way.But that didn&rsquo,t satisfy him, so he joined the Resistance. He learnt to forge identity papers which saved hundreds of likely Nazi victims: Resistance members, Jews and others.Still not enough. When, in front of his eyes, he saw his parents captured and deported to their deaths, a new persona emerged. He found he had hidden talents. He was a natural-born actor. Armed with forged papers and wearing an SS uniform, he would march into a prison or hospital...áCertainly, this is a thrilling war story, an engrossing Holocaust story. But it is also a family story. Gerhard was the author&rsquo,s mother&rsquo,s cousin. For Paul Gardner, Gerhard Badrian is his unsung family hero.A gripping story of how extraordinary times converted ordinary people into heroes ... This book transforms the history of a global war and monstrous crimes against humanity into a personal story of courage, risk and heart-trembling fear. &mdash, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG