Description
1964 Bantam edition. Paperback cover is heavily worn with scuffs, creases, and worn corners/edges. Spine is creased and slightly skewed. Pages are yellowed but unmarked. Outside page edges are yellowed and worn, mostly at corners. Binding is secure.
This harrowing memoir by Rudolf Vrba, co-authored with Alan Bestic, offers a firsthand account of one of the most daring and consequential escapes from the Auschwitz death camp during World War II. Vrba, a Jewish prisoner from Czechoslovakia, and his companion Fred Wetzler risked their lives to flee the camp in 1944, carrying with them invaluable intelligence about the Nazi’s genocidal “Final Solution.” Their report, which reached Allied leaders, provided crucial evidence of the systematic murder of European Jews, prompting efforts to bomb the camp and rail lines leading to it.
Vrba’s gripping narrative not only sheds light on the horrors of Auschwitz but also stands as a testament to human resilience and the power of truth in the face of unspeakable atrocities. This well-worn copy, with its yellowed pages and creased spine, bears the marks of its historical significance, inviting readers to engage with a harrowing yet essential chapter of the 20th century. Collectors and scholars of Holocaust literature will appreciate this firsthand account’s enduring relevance and its role in exposing one of the darkest chapters in human history.
