The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz: The International Bestseller
Mar 2011 · Hachette UK
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III.
In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could.
He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced to death through labour.
Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain.
For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story - a tale as gripping as it is moving - which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III.
In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could.
He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced to death through labour.
Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain.
For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story - a tale as gripping as it is moving - which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.
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Rodyammar
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March 27, 2015
I have had an amazing time reading this one, this escapade is a gem and worth reading, what happened at Auschwitz with those poor souls was indeed a tragedy and how Denis against all the odds managed to do what he did is truly remarkable.
anna sadler
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April 27, 2014
A brilliant book, a remarkable story. This is a must for everyone and should be added to the national curriculum. A shame some reviewers question whether all of the accounts are true, especially as that was the main reason war veterans kept their stories post war quiet. I suppose we aren't able to imagine such horrors in our comfortable lives. A good job Dennis is able to share his experience with us. Brilliantly written, you won't be able to put it down. I have recommend this to my friends and family.
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October 27, 2011
Slightly disappointing as I was expecting more about Auschwitz when the title hints at such. The book mostly details his life before and after being imprisoned near Auschwitz.
Nevertheless, it's a good book and provides a good insight into another war veteran's experiences.
About the author
Denis Avey was born in Essex in 1919. He fought in the desert during the Second World War and was captured and held as a Prisoner of War in a camp near Auschwitz III. In 2010 he received a British Hero of the Holocaust award. Denis died in 2015.
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