Auschwitz: A History in Ten Days

Auschwitz is the most notorious place of mass murder in the 20th century. But there is still more to understand about how this death camp functioned. Following on from his award-winning KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps, Professor Nikolaus Wachsmann tells the story of Auschwitz through ten significant days - from its initial construction by the Nazis in 1940 to its liberation by the Allies in 1945.Meticulously researched yet written with clinical clarity, Ten Days in Auschwitz takes a granular look at life in the camp for everyone there: Jewish prisoners as well as Nazi murderers. Pulling together official documents, contemporary studies and the testimony of survivors, this new work allows us to see without flinching the German genocidal machine at work.Praise for KL:"Monumentally impressive," Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times"Gripping, humane, and beautifully written," New York Review of Books"Every page is suffused with humanity and anyone who wants to understand the Nazis should read it," Jewish Chronicle