Product Description

As a child, Derek Jacobs was an inmate of a Nazi prison camp and saw his mother horrifically abused. Now forging a career in the environment movement, he is co-opted by the Secret Hunters - a group who track down the perpetrators of genocide to exact their revenge

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84089 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 376 pages

About the Author
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt, OBE, is the world's most celebrated contemporary adventurer and explorer. A former member of the SAS, he has been a leader of major expeditions to both poles and elsewhere in the world for over thirty years.

Customer Reviews

a harrowing account
as someone with a limited knowledge of the treatment of jews in the third reich i admit that this proved to be a harrowing tale. The book is superbly written and obviously brilliantly researched.Mr Fiennes pulls no punches and at times is quite graphic in the descriptions of the attrocities carried out both in Europe and also in Rwanda. My age and religion mean that i have not much knowledge of the second world war and activities of the Nazi's but after reading the account of Derek Jacobs i retain both a feeling of revulsion at the treatment of human beings by others and utter frustration at the fact that so many of the perpetrators remained relatively unpunished. This book will stay in my memory for a very long time.

Powerful and gripping tale based on fact.
A chance discovery by Fiennes himself has lead to him writing a hugely moving account of the depravity that the Nazis sank to intertwined with the unravelling past of a mystery aid worker. Fiennes almost never got to write this book due to being too busyand forgetfulness. It has had a deep lasting impression on me. Despite my frequent readings of things military and historical this book has opened my eyes still further. There are many unexpected twists and turns which make it such a gripping read . At times there is so much anger welling up that you have to read on to find a steadier piece to hold up on!...

Blown Away!!
I have read the other reviews for this book and agree that the structure was somewhat frustrating at times, particularly how the history only gave way to the story close to the end, however, I was so blown away by what I read that I couldnt care less if he wrote this book back to front and upside down. What an amazing and powerful tale - and thank god it was Sir Ran that discovered this journal and it wasn't left to rot!