Product Description

It has long been known that Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, Erich Priebke and many other war criminals found refuge in Argentina. In this book, a courageous Argentinian writer shows exactly how it was done, and reveals that the escape mechanisms were organized with the enthusiastic support of President Juan Peron. Even at this late date, when so much is known about the complicity of the Catholic Church and Allied intelligence agencies in the flight of the Nazis, Goni's material still has the power to shock. The paperback edition of "The Real Odessa" includes a revised introduction and conclusion, with a new afterward containing material that Uki Goni has recently researched, focusing on evidence of the Vatican complicity in providing sanctuary for war criminals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48685 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 410 pages

Culture (Supplement to The Sunday Times)
‘Goni has powerfully exposed the deceits and conniving, and pierced what he calls the "wall of silence"’

Sunday Telegraph
'Further research in the Public Record Office, done since the hardback, leads to his conclusion that Pope Pius XII was personally involved’

Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
'We now have the full scandalous picture...Goni maintains his authorial composure in the face of some quite nauseating details'

Customer Reviews

A very original book
I have to admit, when I first saw this book, I HAD to buy it because it covers an area which is generally under-researched in Western literature. It skilly describes the escape route for many Nazis and their non-German collaborators after WW2. It is interesting to note how 100's escaped to Juan Peron's pro-Nazi Argentina, including members of the Belgian Rexist Party, French Vichy Regime and Croatian Ustashi.
It also demonstrates Pope Pius XII's connection to the Nazi escape routes, to a great degree organised by Catholic clergymen, such as Father Krunoslav Draganovic and Father Alois Hudal. Those who constantly claim that the highest elements of the Catholic Church weren't anti-Semitic and didn't support the Nazis are kidding themselves and are obviously refusing to acknowledge the truth, even when it slaps them in the face.

There is extensive evidence in Goni's book but also other books, such as Vladimir Dedijer's "Yugoslav Auschwitz", clearly demonstrating that members of the Croatian Ustashi were personally blessed by Pius himself in 1941 and unofficially supported the Ustashi's genocide of Serbs, Jews and Romanies in the Independent State of Croatia. So much for Catholic "morality" and "values".

I strongly recommend this book and the only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because there are a FEW points in the book where it becomes slightly tedious.

A real eye opener!
How did so many WWII criminals make their way to South America? Who helped them and perhaps more importantly who turned a blind eye.

This book makes excellent use of detailed and in depth research to evidence the Peron and Papal involvement in the escape routes to Argentina.

An excellent read.