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The Auschwitz Kommandant: A Daughter´s Search for the Father She Never Knew
Barbara U. Cherish
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Description for The Auschwitz Kommandant: A Daughter´s Search for the Father She Never Knew
Paperback. A unique insider's view of the dark heart of the Third Reich, The Auschwitz Kommandant is also the tragic tale of a family torn apart, and will open the eyes of even the most well-read historian. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Barbara Cherish's upbringing in Nazi-occupied Poland was one of relative wealth and comfort. But her father's senior position in the Nazi Party meant that she and her brothers and sisters lived on a knife edge. In 1943 he became commandant of perhaps the most infamous of all the concentration camps: Auschwitz. The author tells her father's story with clarity and without judgement, detailing his relationship with his family and his unceasing love for his mistress, as well as the very separate life he led as a senior officer of the SS. Captured by the US Army at the end of ... Read more
Barbara Cherish's upbringing in Nazi-occupied Poland was one of relative wealth and comfort. But her father's senior position in the Nazi Party meant that she and her brothers and sisters lived on a knife edge. In 1943 he became commandant of perhaps the most infamous of all the concentration camps: Auschwitz. The author tells her father's story with clarity and without judgement, detailing his relationship with his family and his unceasing love for his mistress, as well as the very separate life he led as a senior officer of the SS. Captured by the US Army at the end of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752457550
SKU
V9780752457550
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About Barbara U. Cherish
Barbara U. Cherish arrived in America in December 1956. She now lives in Nevada. Melissa M ller is the author of Anne Frank: The Biography, which was the basis for Anne Frank: The Whole Story, a 2001 movie aired on ABC.
Reviews for The Auschwitz Kommandant: A Daughter´s Search for the Father She Never Knew
Unbearably moving.
Guardian
Guardian