One life

The true story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport

One life

The true story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport
Barbara Winton
Book - 2024

Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children from Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again. This is his story. In 1938, 29-year-old 'Nicky' cancelled a ski holiday and instead spent 9 months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of children and find them homes in the UK. There are around 6000 people who are alive today because of him. What motivated an ordinary man to do something so extraordinary? This book, written by his daughter, Barbara, explores the 106-year life of an incredible humanitarian, a man whose astounding feats only came to public light decades later. His legacy is to encourage us all to act when we see injustice or need, and to remind us that every one of us can change the world for the better.

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Main Author: Winton, Barbara, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors: Winton, Nicholas, 1909-2015 (author of preface.), Smith, Stephen D. (Stephen David), 1967- (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Pegasus Books, 2024.
Edition:First Pegasus books cloth edition.
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