Find Request It
Cover Image

Mistress of life and death the dark journey of Maria Mandl, head overseer of the womens camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

This gripping account of the highest-ranked woman in the Third Reich who, as Head Overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, was personally responsible for the murder, torture and suffering of countless prisoners, explores how she became to embody the very worst of humanity.

Saved in:
Main Author: Eischeid, Susan J. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2024]
Subjects:
Mandl, Maria.
Women Nazis > Germany > Biography.
Nazi concentration camps > Poland > Officials and employees > Biography.
Women > Political activity > Germany > History > 20th century > Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Germany.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
Germany > History > 1933-1945.
Biographies.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary:This gripping account of the highest-ranked woman in the Third Reich who, as Head Overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, was personally responsible for the murder, torture and suffering of countless prisoners, explores how she became to embody the very worst of humanity.
Physical Description:xv, 448 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-440) and index.
ISBN:9780806542850
0806542853
Author Notes:Susan J. Eischeid is a performer and teacher specializing in the music of the Holocaust. Professor of Oboe at Valdosta State University, she was drawn to the Maria Mandl story through her involvement with members of the women's orchestra at Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the course of twenty years devoted to her subject, she has been privileged to interview many survivors of the Holocaust, as well as dozens of persons with ties to Mandl including family members and perpetrators. Eischeid has also presented multiple recitals and lectures about music and musicians of the Holocaust period across the United States and in Europe. She can be reached at SusanEischeid.com.

Similar Items