Sobibor - A History of a Nazi Death Camp

Zusatztext 'This is a remarkable book by a remarkable author. Jules Schelvis was himself a survivor of several Nazi camps! including a short stay of a few hours in Sobibor. After his retirement! he made it his mission to write the first detailed and scholarly book about this camp. His motivation was without doubt very personal and very emotional! as his young wife and her family were murdered in Sobibor. In spite of that (or maybe because of it) his research was scrupulously undertaken and his finished text is marked out by its precision and scholarly distance. This book is both an excellent historical study and also a monument to the events it examines.'Professor Hans Blom! University of Amsterdam! and Director! Netherlands Institute for War Documentation'Every historian is motivated by the urge to leave not one stone unturned. This is especially true for Jules Schelvis! who! after many years of archival research! managed to uncover the sinister facts of the extermination camp of Sobibor! Informationen zum Autor Jules Schelvis was a Holocaust survivor and independent scholar. In 1943, he was deported to Sobibor, where he lost his wife and family. He lived in the Netherlands. Bob Moore is Professor of Twentieth-Century European History at the University of Sheffield.Bob Moore is Professor of 20th Century European History at the University of Sheffield, UK. Zusammenfassung Established in German-occupied Poland, the Nazi at Sobibor began its killing operation in May 1942 in which 167,000 people had been murdered. On 14 October 1943, prisoners staged a uprising in which 300 men and women escaped. This book presents the creation of the killing centre, its personnel, forced labour, escape attempts and the uprising. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Acknowledgements * Foreword * Introduction * Prelude to the Final Solution * Construction and staffing * The trains * Arrival and selection * The Arbeitshaeftlinge * The gas chambers * Dorohucza/Lublin * Escape attempts * The revolt * After the revolt * Transports by country * The survivors * SS profiles * Explanation of abbreviations * Literature * The transport lists * Persons register * Place register Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Schelvis, Jules Schelvis, Schelvis Jules
• Assisted by: Bob Moore (Editor), Karin Dixon (Translation), Dixon Karin (Translation)
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2007
• EAN: 9781845204181
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-418-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater