Denis Avey, Rob Broomby. Submerged memories of a remarkable encounter in Auschwitz drove an aged British World War II veteran, Denis Avey, to reveal his plainspoken, moving story—assisted by BBC journalist Rob Broomby. Avey arranged with another Jewish prisoner, Hans, to switch clothing so that Avey could infiltrate the Jewish barracks for a night and Hans could eat and rest in the British prisoners' camp. It was a perilous ploy, but it worked, and Avey was duly horrified by the brutal conditions and life-saving mechanisms. --Kirkus (Check Catalog)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II
Denis Avey, Rob Broomby. Submerged memories of a remarkable encounter in Auschwitz drove an aged British World War II veteran, Denis Avey, to reveal his plainspoken, moving story—assisted by BBC journalist Rob Broomby. Avey arranged with another Jewish prisoner, Hans, to switch clothing so that Avey could infiltrate the Jewish barracks for a night and Hans could eat and rest in the British prisoners' camp. It was a perilous ploy, but it worked, and Avey was duly horrified by the brutal conditions and life-saving mechanisms. --Kirkus (Check Catalog)
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