num_pages: 288
description: Traces the early twentieth century journey of nine men from Budapest--including Edward Teller, Robert Capa, and Michael Curtiz--who fled fascism and anti-Semitism to seek sanctuary in America, where they made pivotal contributions to such causes as the development of the atomic bomb, the creation of the computer, and the evolution of modern photojournalism. 50,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
titlecomplete: The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
genres: Historical, History, World War II, Jewish, European History, Holocaust, Hungary, War, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 537
publisher: Simon & Schuster