▁book ▁as ▁insp iration ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁Ell s berg ' s ▁hero ic ▁effort ▁inspired ▁Euro bank ' s ▁Polish ▁division ▁( E uro bank ▁Poland ) ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁project ▁management ▁training ▁program ▁called ▁Mass awa ▁Training , ▁which ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁won ▁the ▁P MI ▁Award ▁in ▁its ▁category . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : History ▁books ▁about ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁mem oir s ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁non - f iction ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Eric ▁R ij ka ert ▁also ▁written ▁Eric ▁R ij ck a ert ▁( 1 9 4 3 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁born ▁ ▁in ▁O ost w inkel , ▁Belg ium . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Belg ian ▁sports ▁phys ician ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Fest ina ▁cy cling ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Fest ina ▁affair ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁Fest ina ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁R ij ka ert ▁was ▁the ▁team ▁doctor ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁the ▁Fest ina ▁affair ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁R ij ka ert ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁cy cling ▁when ▁E PO ▁was ▁being ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁professional ▁pel ot on ▁by ▁do ctors ▁such ▁as ▁Francesco ▁Con con i ▁and ▁his ▁former ▁assistant