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A Ray of Light - Reinhard Heydrich, Lidice, and the North Staffordshire Miners (Paperback)
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A Ray of Light - Reinhard Heydrich, Lidice, and the North Staffordshire Miners (Paperback)
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Loot Price R323
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This is the inspiring true story of what happens when ordinary
people unite to make a stand against evil. Lidice was a peaceful
and vibrant community in Czechoslovakia with a rich mining
heritage. But an act of Nazi revenge saw this village wiped from
existence in a horrifying chapter of European history. Disaster
struck for Lidice in 1942 when the prominent Nazi official Reinhard
Heydrich was assassinated. Described by Hitler as "the man with an
iron heart," Heydrich was one of the key architects of the
Holocaust. His death, after an attack by members of the Czech
resistance, left Hitler furious and desperate for vengeance.
Looking for a scapegoat to blame for Heydrich's death, he settled
on the village of Lidice, which had been falsely linked to the
assassination. In a brutal act which shocked the world, Lidice was
completely destroyed. The men were shot while the women and
children were rounded up and sent to their deaths in Nazi
concentration camps. Hitler was determined that by the time he had
finished, no one would even remember Lidice, let alone live there.
What he hadn't reckoned on was the efforts of a group of
campaigners in Britain, who resolved to make sure Lidice would
never be forgotten. A Ray of Light tells the tale of Lidice's
downfall and what happened next. Would the village simply be
allowed to become a footnote in history, or would it rise from the
ashes and forge a new future? This book is a compelling testament
to the power of friendship and solidarity, and how empathy and
compassion can help rebuild the world.
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