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A rebel in Auschwitz

Name: A rebel in Auschwitz
Author: Jack Fairweather

Jack Fairweather

06 October 2021

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Book Synopsis

A young reader's edition of The Volunteer - Jack Fairweather's Costa Book of the Year 2020. An extraordinary, eye-opening account of the Holocaust. Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentration camp, report on Nazi crimes, raise a secret army and stage an uprising. The name of the camp - Auschwitz. Over the next two and half years, and under the cruellest of conditions, Pilecki's underground sabotaged facilities, assassinated Nazi officers and gathered evidence of terrifying abuse and mass murder. But as he pieced together the horrifying Nazi plans to exterminate Europe's Jews, Pilecki realized he would have to risk his men, his life and his family to warn the West before all was lost. To do so meant attempting the impossible - but first he would have to escape from Auschwitz itself... For children aged 12 and up. Written from exclusive access to previously hidden diaries, family and camp survivor accounts, and recently declassified files. Critically acclaimed and award-winning journalist Jack Fairweather brilliantly portrays the remarkable man who volunteered to face the unknown. This extraordinary and eye-opening account of the Holocaust invites us all to bear witness.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780702312311
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic, (06 October 2021)
Number of Pages: 337
Weight: 250 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 203 x 141 x 23 mm
Categories:: Judaism Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions The Holocaust Second World War True stories of heroism, endurance and survival Reportage, journalism or collected columns War crimes Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare Biographical War Combat and Military Adventure Children's Fiction Children and Teenage: Historical Fiction Children and Teenage: Military and War Fiction General Interests and Hobbies Children and Teenage: History and the past Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Diversity, equality and inclusion