Nicholas Winton and the rescued generation
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Nicholas Winton and the rescued generation
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.54779430924/0057
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]05419
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]London, England
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Vallentine Mitchell
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2002
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]193p.
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0853034257
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Story of Winton, a young British stockbroker,who, while in Prague in December 1938 was shocked by the plight of thousands of refugees desperate to flee from the advancing German army. He set up a makeshift office and in just 3 weeks interviewed parents who wished to send their children to England in what became known as the kindertransport.His efforts resulted in eight trainloads bringing 669 children to London