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The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II
The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz A True Story of World War II
Author: Denis Avey, Rob Broomby
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the notorious concentration camp. In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a British POW labour camp, E715, near the site of Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determine...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780306819650
ISBN-10: 0306819651
Publication Date: 7/5/2011
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 2
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This is a very worthwhile book in that it follows a young British conscript from the early days of WWII. It is even more real in that many of the battles fought in Africa and the Middle East are being fought there again today. Thus, they become more real as this young, British soldier fights in these same lands.

He is eventually taken prisoner and placed in Auschwitz. The camps are described, with Jews having the worst time of it there and British prisioners are kept separate. The Germans intend to make rubber for the war effort, in huge factories in the compounds.

As the story evolves the writer takes the place of a Jewish prisoner on two occasions.This book should be read to learn more about the times and places but also as a tribute to the author who "lived"it.


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