The man who broke into Auschwitz a true story of World War II

Tells the true story of a British soldier who was held in a POW labor camp in the summer of 1944 and willingly smuggled himself into the Buna-Monowitz concentration camp--known as Auschwitz III--to witness firsthand the cruelty there.

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Main Author: Avey, Denis, 1919-
Other Authors: Broomby, Rob, Gilbert, Martin, 1936-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2011.
Edition:1st Da Capo Press ed.
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Summary:Tells the true story of a British soldier who was held in a POW labor camp in the summer of 1944 and willingly smuggled himself into the Buna-Monowitz concentration camp--known as Auschwitz III--to witness firsthand the cruelty there.
Physical Description:264 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780306819650
0306819651
Author Notes:Denis Avey is a British Army World War II veteran living in Derbyshire, England.

Rob Broomby is the BBC journalist who first chronicled Avey's story.