The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz, Rob Broomby
The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz, Rob Broomby
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The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz
A True Story of World War II

Author: Rob Broomby, Denis Avey

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/11/2011


Synopsis

The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the notorious concentration camp, Buna-Monowitz, known as Auschwitz III.

In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a British POW labor camp, E715, near the site of Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could.

He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced firsthand the cruelty of a place where slave workers had been sentenced to death through labor.

Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March in which thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek across central Europe, he was repatriated to Britain.

For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past that haunted his dreams, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story—a tale as gripping as it is moving—which offers us unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.

About Rob Broomby

Rob Broomby is a BBC journalist who first chronicled Denis Avey's story of breaking into the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Charles on 2012-12-06 19:59:15

THIS STORY IS SO FANASTIC YOU WOULD THINK IT IS A NOVEL. THIS BOOK IS CHILLING.

Goodreads review by Sharon on August 20, 2023

The compelling title, The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II, as well as the book's description on the back cover and the inside flap persuaded me to purchase the book. Who would deliberately decide to enter Auschwitz? I am a strong believer in the power of true personal stori......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 14, 2015

A fascinating, emotionally charged tale of the horrors, sorrows and anguish experienced by Denis Avey’s and his time in World War II, being captured by the Germans and the difference between the POW’s and the Jews in Auschwitz. The story starts before the war and goes through all the experiences fro......more

Goodreads review by Andreas on February 27, 2012

A very interesting and personal story of a British soldier during World War II who was kept as prisoner of war (POW) near Auschwitz. The first part of the book covers his experiences in the desert of Africa where he fought against Italians and Germans. It's almost impossible to imagine what it must......more