The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz

Synopsis of The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz

«The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz» is the autobiographical account by Denis Avey with Rob Broomby, in paperback (264 pages, in English).

In 1944, British soldier Denis Avey was at prisoner-of-war camp E715, next to Auschwitz III. Alerted by the brutality, he swapped places with a Jewish prisoner and spent two nights inside the camp. There he witnessed the horror of slave labour. He survived to see the aftermath of the Death March and decades later told his story.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd in 2011, this non-fiction title belongs to the History category.

For readers interested in real testimonies of the Holocaust, the Second World War and survival stories.