The  harrowing of hell: Dachau
By: [by] Marcus J. Smith.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780826302649
Subjects: Smith, Marcus J.; Dachau (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany.; Holocaust survivors -- Germany.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Health aspects -- Germany.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Other titles: Dachau: the harrowing of hell.
Description: A medical officer sent to Dachau in April 1945 to reclaim the lives of more than 32,000 prisoners of whom about 8% were Jews, Dr. Smith draws on letters he wrote to his wife at the time and re-creates his day-to-day experiences to remind a forgetful world of the effects of fascism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
On spine: Dachau: the harrowing of hell.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : The beginning.; title: Back to school; title: The dragon's teeth; title: Increased resistance; title: DP Team 115; title: The journey; title: Part 2 : The first camp.; title: The indigenous authority; title: The slaves; title: The Russians; title: Population changes; title: Dusty days; title: New orders; title: Camaraderie; title: Part 3 : Dachau : the first week.; title: Liberation; title: The inspection; title: Priorities; title: The famish'd people; title: Camp fever; title: The IPC, the visitors, and the "pigs"; title: The burial detail; title: The last days of Dachau; title: Dr. Ali Kuci; title: Part 4 : Dachau : the turning point.; title: Friction; title: Good news and bad news; title: Research; title: The warehouses; title: The rabbits, the plantage, the chapel, and the women; title: Complaint department; title: Homeward bound; title: The townspeople; title: Vacation; title: Departure; title: Afterword; title: Appendixes.; title: Loose ends; title: The special prisoners; title: Postscript : 1972