Walter W. reviewed The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II on + 29 more book reviews
This is a very worthwhile book in that it follows a young British conscript from the early days of WWII. It is even more real in that many of the battles fought in Africa and the Middle East are being fought there again today. Thus, they become more real as this young, British soldier fights in these same lands.
He is eventually taken prisoner and placed in Auschwitz. The camps are described, with Jews having the worst time of it there and British prisioners are kept separate. The Germans intend to make rubber for the war effort, in huge factories in the compounds.
As the story evolves the writer takes the place of a Jewish prisoner on two occasions.This book should be read to learn more about the times and places but also as a tribute to the author who "lived"it.
He is eventually taken prisoner and placed in Auschwitz. The camps are described, with Jews having the worst time of it there and British prisioners are kept separate. The Germans intend to make rubber for the war effort, in huge factories in the compounds.
As the story evolves the writer takes the place of a Jewish prisoner on two occasions.This book should be read to learn more about the times and places but also as a tribute to the author who "lived"it.
