Title: The harrowing of hell
Subtitle: Dachau
First published: 1972
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.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945, Health aspects of World War, 1939-1945, Holocaust survivors, Personal narratives, American, American Personal narratives, Dachau (Concentration camp), Health aspects, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Refugees, World war, 1939-1945, health aspects, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american, Concentration Camps, Psychological Displacement, Rehabilitation, Sanitation
Places: Germany
People: Marcus J. Smith
LC classification: D805.G3 S596