Auschwitz

Auschwitz

"[A] peerless work of documentation and research that sheds new light on this century's darkest address."â€•Kirkus Reviews, starred review
No symbol of the Holocaust is more profound than Auschwitz. Yet the sheer, crushing number of murdersâ€•over 1,200,000â€•the overwhelming scale of the crime, and the vast, abandoned site of ruined chimneys and rusting barbed wire isolate Auschwitz from us. How could an ordinary town become a site of such terror? Why was this particular town chosen? Who conceived, created, and constructed the camp? This unprecedented history reveals how an unremarkable Polish village was transformed into a killing field. Using architectural designs and planning documents recently discovered in Poland and Russia and over 200 illustrations, Auschwitz tells how this town became the epicenter of the Final Solution. A National Jewish Book Award winner. 24 pages of b/w illustrations
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780393322910
ReleaseDate 2002-04-17
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780393322910

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