Auschwitz chronicle 1939-1945
TitleAuschwitz chronicle 1939-1945
Edition1st American edition
Call number940.547243094386/0013
Object number03418
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherHenry Holt and Company
Year of publication
1989,1997
Physical description855p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN0805052380
Notes
from the archives of the Auschwitz memorial and the German Federal archives
from the archives of the Auschwitz memorial and the German Federal archives
Description
A reference work which contains the documents and records day by day, month by month, the events and developments of the camp from its planning in the winter of 1939-40 to its liberation in January 1945: the construction, operation and eventual destruction of gas chambers and crematoriums; the transports and selections; the medical experiments; the visits and inspections by SS leaders, physicians and the Red Cross.