Summary
Andrew Nagorski: Operation Freud
The book *Operation Freud* (Operation Freud) by Andrew Nagorski tells the true story of Sigmund Freud's dramatic escape from Vienna under Nazi rule and the secret mission that saved his life. This thrilling historical work follows the final years of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century as Europe faces the rise of Nazism and a rising tide of fear. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, spent most of his life in Vienna - a city that was the center of intellectual life, art and science. Nevertheless, after the German annexation of Austria in 1938, the position of the Jews in the city became more and more dangerous. Despite the obvious threat, Freud at first refused to leave the place that shaped his life and career. The book *Operation Freud* reveals a complex network of people who did the near impossible to help the famous psychoanalyst escape the Nazi regime. Author Andrew Nagorski uses historical sources, documents and testimonies to reconstruct the dramatic events that led to Freud's departure from Vienna.
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