Experiencing both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late forties and early fifties, this memoir of Edward Said's early life reveals the influences that have informed his groundbreaking books.
Goni reveals how Nazi war criminals found refuge in Argentina, supported by President Juan Peron, who wished to bring in as many top Nazis as he could to help with his own authoritarian regime and prepare for the battle against communism.
The history of President Peron's conspiracy to protect Nazi war criminals: "a chilling, detailed story of one of Argentina's most shameful secrets" (Foreign Affairs). It has long been known that, after the Allied victory of World War II, Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, Erich Prie…
Drawing on American and European intelligence documents, Uki Goñi shows how from 1946 onward a Nazi escape operation was based at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, harboring such war criminals as Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele. Goñi uncovers an elaborate network that re…