The volunteer : one man, an underground army, and the secret mission to destroy Auschwitz

Summary: "The incredible true story of a Polish resistance fighter's infiltration of Auschwitz to sabotage the camp from within, and his death-defying attempt to warn the Allies about the Nazis' plans for a "Final Solution" before it was too late."--Inside front jacket flap.

Item details

ISBN: 9780062561411
ISBN: 0062561413
Physical Description: print
xvi, 505 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Custom House, [2019]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-486) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Invasion -- Occupation -- Arrival -- Survivors -- Resistance -- Bomber command -- Radio -- Experiments -- Shifts -- Paradise -- Napoleon -- Deadline -- Paperwork -- Fever -- Declaration -- Breakdown -- Impact -- Flight -- Alone -- Uprising -- Return.

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Pilecki, Witold 1901-1948 Imprisonment
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Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne. Armia Krajowa Officers Biography
Concentration camp inmates Poland Biography
Poland Armed Forces Officers Biography
World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Poland
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HISTORY / Holocaust
Pilecki, Witold 1901-1948
World War (1939-1945)
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Underground movements, War
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World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements
Poland Biography

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