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I Escaped from Auschwitz by: Rudolph Vrba List Price: £9.99 City Travel Guides Price: £6.99 You Save: £3.00 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781861059277 ISBN: 1861059272 Label: Robson Books Ltd Manufacturer: Robson Books Ltd Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: April 27, 2006 Publisher: Robson Books Ltd Studio: Robson Books Ltd Sales Rank: 103371 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: This is the first-hand account of Rudolf's Vrba's extraordinary experiences as a registrar at Auschwitz as well as the story of his daring escape. Although a testimonial full of unbearable, vivid horror and suffering, it isn't this that makes the book so gripping, and so important. What endures is Vrba's personality, his unbelievable physical tenacity, and, incredibly enough, his sense of humour. Vrba was imprisoned in Auschwitz for twenty-one months and seven days. He then escaped with his fellow Slovak Alfred Weltzler. As they made their way home, they carried with them, seared in their immediate memory, the true story of the camp, the hitherto 'unknown destination' of Jewish deportees from all over Europe. Initially conceived as a serialisation in the 'Daily Herald' in 1960, this full account is being published for the first time in twenty years. It is a must read for any person interested in understanding not only the inner workings of the prison camp, with the expected horrors and brutality, but also a personal story of strength, survival and guile. Synopsis: This is the first-hand account of Rudolf's Vrba's extraordinary experiences as a registrar at Auschwitz as well as the story of his daring escape. Although a testimonial full of unbearable, vivid horror and suffering, it isn't this that makes the book so gripping, and so important. What endures is Vrba's personality, his unbelievable physical tenacity, and, incredibly enough, his sense of humour. Vrba was imprisoned in Auschwitz for twenty-one months and seven days. He then escaped with his fellow Slovak Alfred Weltzler. As they made their way home, they carried with them, seared in their immediate memory, the true story of the camp, the hitherto 'unknown destination' of Jewish deportees from all over Europe. Initially conceived as a serialisation in the 'Daily Herald' in 1960, this full account is being published for the first time in twenty years. It is a must read for any person interested in understanding not only the inner workings of the prison camp, with the expected horrors and brutality, but also a personal story of strength, survival and guile. About the Author: Rudolf Vrba was born in Czechoslovakia in 1924. At the age of fifteen he was excluded from the Gymnasium of Bratislava under anti-Jewish laws, and subsequently deported to Maidanek and then Auschwitz. There, he co-authored the Report on Auschwitz, known now as the Auschwitz Protocols. From his unique. insider's position within the regime's wily, treacherous and insidious administrative system, Vrba's experience of the Holocaust is unforgettable. He lives in Vancouver where he is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia. He has contributed to Claude Lanzmann's seminal 'Shoah' film, testified as an expert witness at many trials of Nazis, and still lectures frequently on the Holocaust throughout North America. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Gripping account.A truely heartfelt account of the pain suffering and injustice inflicted by humans on humans.Very difficult to put the book down and one that leaves nothing to the imagination.Left me wondering how Rudi Verba was able to function as a well rounded objective man.Wish I could have met you!!!!!!!!! Rating: - I Wish I Could Give This TEN Stars!!!!"The Slovak border is about 80 miles from Auchwitz, as the crow flies. Unfortunately, Fred and I were only Jews, which meant we had to walk". The stunning true account of the escape from Auschwitz Concentration camp by two young inmates - the author Rudolf Vrba and Alfred (Fred) Wetzler - is something that every school in the world should own a copy of, and as many people as possible should be encouraged to read. Rudolf Vrba, interned whilst still in his teens, realised that the Jews would resist the death trains if only they knew what they truly meant. Therefor he made up his mind that he must escape and tell the world what was happening withtin the confines of the Nazi extermination camp. It was not ... Read More: Rating: - It happened.This is Rudolph Vrba's account of his life and escape from Auschwitz. He relates the horrific reverse society he lived in where criminals were the police and policing was torture and death. He wore a number. He was forced to witness his people murdered in the tens of thousands. After his escape he attempted (with the evidence he had managed to escape with) to reach the Jewish population of Hungaria in order to warn them that they were about to be murdered. He thought that the powers that be would attempt to save them; he was wrong, 400,000 of them died because of disbeleif and scepticism in his story but more so because of a traitor. As with all Holocaust testimony the stories are worth the time reading and their message ... Read More: Rating: - Auschwitz relived by the readerAn excellent book from someone who has really been there. Moving and certainly gripping, at times the stories are so unbelievable you have to pinch yourself to remind you people can do this. Well worth reading |
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