TY - SOUND AU - Emling,Shelley AU - Elfer,Julian TI - A forgotten hero: Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish humanitarian who rescued 30,000 people from the Nazis SN - 9781541432208 U1 - 940.5343 23 PY - 2019/// CY - [Old Saybrook, Conn.] PB - Tantor Media Inc KW - Bernadotte, Folke, KW - Svenska röda korset KW - History KW - 20th century KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Germany KW - War work KW - Red Cross KW - Jews KW - Rescue KW - Biographies KW - lcgft KW - Audiobooks N1 - Read by Julian Elfer N2 - In one of the most amazing rescues of WWII, the Swedish head of the Red Cross rescued more than 30,000 people from concentration camps in the last three months of the war. Folke Bernadotte did so by negotiating with the enemy - shaking hands with Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Gestapo. Time was of the essence, as Hitler had ordered the destruction of all camps and everyone in them. "A Forgotten Hero" chronicles Folke's life and extraordinary journey, from his family history and early years to saving thousands of lives during WWII and his untimely assassination in 1948 ER -