Oskar Schindler

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Copyright © 2004 by David M. Crowe

Hardcover published in 2004 in the United States of America by Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.

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Crowe, David

Oskar Schindler : the untold account of his life, wartime activities, and the true story behind the list / David M. Crowe.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

HC: ISBN-13-978-0-8133-3375-5; ISBN-10-0-8133-3375-X (alk. paper)

1. Schindler, Oskar, 1908–1974. 2. Righteous Gentiles—Biography. 3. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. 4. Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945). I. Title.

D804.66.S38C76 2004

940.53’1835’092—dc22

2004013879

PBK: ISBN-13 978-0-465-00253-5; ISBN-10 0-465-00253-6

eBook ISBN: 9780465008490

The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.

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