Bo Lidegaard: Countrymen [2015] paperback CURAF compelling and beautifully accomplished' Jess

compelling and beautifully accomplished' Jess Kidd

One year shaped the world we know today

for the vast majority

and the body count on the rise

Bo Lidegaard: Countrymen [2015] paperback CURAF compelling and beautifully accomplished' JessThe rescue of the Danish Jews from Nazi persecution in October 1943 is a unique exception to the tragic history of the Holocaust. Over fourteen harrowing days, as they were helped, hidden and protected by ordinary people who spontaneously rushed to save their fellow citizens, an incredible 7,742 out of 8,200 Jewish refugees were smuggled out all along the coast on ships, schooners, fishing boats, anything that floated to Sweden. Now, for the first