Auschwitz concentration camp: how it was used in the Nazi system of terror and genocide and in the economy of the Third Reich
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Auschwitz concentration camp: how it was used in the Nazi system of terror and genocide and in the economy of the Third Reich
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0124
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]03505AA
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Bloomington, Indiana, United States, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1998
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp371-386
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]253333741
NotesPaper presented at the inaugural conference of the United States Holocaust Research Institute and published in the book 'The Holocaust and history.'pp371-386
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A comprehensive analysis of Auschwitz. Piper examines the history and function of the facility from its initial construction until its liberation in 1945. Focuses on the death tolls of the various incarcerated groups and arrives at a figure that differs substantially from other estimates