The book relates the true stories of four individuals and their plights before, during and after the Second World War and demonstrates the importance of the services of the Red Cross Movement. They are two British Army Escapee Prisoners of War, a Czechoslovakian female refugee and an Anglo-Italian abandoned male child. The Prologue relates the tragic personal history of the Founder of the International Red Cross and Originator of the Geneva Conventions whose name is unknown to many - Henry Dunant.He was the first Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1901 and his philanthropy and vision formed the foundations of modern International Humanitarian Law. The book commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.Profits from this book are in aid of the British Red Cross.
Language
English
Pages
152
Format
Paperback
Release
September 19, 2015
The Two Viennas: Second World War Oral History in Aid of the British Red Cross
The book relates the true stories of four individuals and their plights before, during and after the Second World War and demonstrates the importance of the services of the Red Cross Movement. They are two British Army Escapee Prisoners of War, a Czechoslovakian female refugee and an Anglo-Italian abandoned male child. The Prologue relates the tragic personal history of the Founder of the International Red Cross and Originator of the Geneva Conventions whose name is unknown to many - Henry Dunant.He was the first Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1901 and his philanthropy and vision formed the foundations of modern International Humanitarian Law. The book commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.Profits from this book are in aid of the British Red Cross.