"American Pimpernel" Andy Marino,  1999 (First Edition)
Marino's book details the harrowing and often surreal nature of the rescue operation, the incredible obstacles Fry faced, and the heroism of the man who ultimately saved more lives than Oskar Schindler. Varian Fry went to unoccupied Marseille, France, with a mission to help artists, writers, and political refugees escape the Nazis. The terms of the armistice required the French government to "surrender on demand" anyone the Germans wanted, so these individuals were on Gestapo death lists. With little experience in covert activities, Fry set up an underground network, the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), and, against the wishes of both the French authorities and his own U.S. government, smuggled hundreds of people to safety.
 
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