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The almost unbelievable story of Denis Avey, now 92, began in 1944 when he was captured and sent to a POW work camp. He was put to work every day in a German factory, where he labored alongside Jewish prisoners from a nearby camp called Auschwitz. The stories they told him were horrifying. Eventually Avey's curiosity, kind-heartedness, derring-do, and perhaps foolhardiness drove him to suggest--and remarkably manage--switching places with two of the Jewish prisoners in order to spend a couple of harrowing days and nights inside. Miraculously, he lived to tell about it. Surely deserving of its place alongside the great World War II stories, this is an incredible tale of generosity, courage, and, for one Jewish prisoner whom Denis was able to help, survival. Amazingly, breathtakingly, it is told here for the first time.
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Auschwitz. Ero il numero 220543, Denis Avey, Rob Broomby
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- Released
- 2016
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- Good
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- €2.79
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- Language
- Italian
- Authors
- Denis Avey, Rob Broomby
- Publisher
- Newton Compton
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 316
- ISBN10
- 885418666X
- ISBN13
- 9788854186668
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Suspense, Creative Nonfiction, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, World War II, Memories, Holocaust, Mourning, Autobiographical Novels, Concentration camps, Information, Sad, Auschwitz (Concentration Camp)
- First published
- 2011
- Original title
- The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- The almost unbelievable story of Denis Avey, now 92, began in 1944 when he was captured and sent to a POW work camp. He was put to work every day in a German factory, where he labored alongside Jewish prisoners from a nearby camp called Auschwitz. The stories they told him were horrifying. Eventually Avey's curiosity, kind-heartedness, derring-do, and perhaps foolhardiness drove him to suggest--and remarkably manage--switching places with two of the Jewish prisoners in order to spend a couple of harrowing days and nights inside. Miraculously, he lived to tell about it. Surely deserving of its place alongside the great World War II stories, this is an incredible tale of generosity, courage, and, for one Jewish prisoner whom Denis was able to help, survival. Amazingly, breathtakingly, it is told here for the first time.