The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery
“Earthshaking. A book which I hope will be widely read.” —Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Center for Strategic & International Studies“A shining example of heroism that transcends religion, race and time…This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Holocaust.” —Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland“A real contribution to our understanding of the history of Poland under Nazi occupation.” —Antony Polonsky, the Albert Abramson Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University“An Allied hero who deserved to be remembered and celebrated.” —Professor Norman Davies, historian and author (Vanished Kingdoms)“This remarkable book...may shock but will surely enlighten. Here is a portion of the Auschwitz story that needed to be told.” —Gerhard L. Weinberg, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, internationally recognized authority on Nazi Germany"One man volunteered for Auschwitz, and now we have his story. . .Pilecki’s report on Auschwitz, unpublishable for decades in Communist Poland and now translated into English under the title “The Auschwitz Volunteer,” is a historical document of the greatest importance." --Timothy Snyder, Yale Professor, author ofBloodlands, The New York TimesSunday Book Review, June 24, 2012“A historical document of the greatest importance.”The New York Times“Editors’ Choice”“Extraordinary.” Maclean’s (Canada)