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Hell Before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
John C. McManus
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Description for Hell Before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
Paperback. Drawing on a blend of archival sources including unit journals, interviews, oral histories, memoirs, diaries, letters, and published recollections, this book focuses on the experiences of the soldiers who liberated Ohrdruf, Buchenwald, and Dachau and their determination to bear witness to this horrific history. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBTZ1; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
On April 4, 1945, United States Army units from the 89th Infantry Division and the 4th Armored Division seized Ohrdruf, the first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated in Germany. In the weeks that followed, as more camps were discovered, thousands of soldiers came face to face with the monstrous reality of Hitler's Germany. These men discovered the very depths of human-imposed cruelty and depravity: railroad cars stacked with emaciated, lifeless bodies; ovens full of incinerated human remains; warehouses filled with stolen shoes, clothes, luggage, and even eyeglasses; prison yards littered with implements of ... Read more
On April 4, 1945, United States Army units from the 89th Infantry Division and the 4th Armored Division seized Ohrdruf, the first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated in Germany. In the weeks that followed, as more camps were discovered, thousands of soldiers came face to face with the monstrous reality of Hitler's Germany. These men discovered the very depths of human-imposed cruelty and depravity: railroad cars stacked with emaciated, lifeless bodies; ovens full of incinerated human remains; warehouses filled with stolen shoes, clothes, luggage, and even eyeglasses; prison yards littered with implements of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Witness to History
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421417653
SKU
V9781421417653
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Ref
99-40
About John C. McManus
John C. McManus is a Curators' Professor of History at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is the author of The Deadly Brotherhood: The American Combat Soldier in World War II and Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience, World War II Through Iraq.
Reviews for Hell Before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
It is not a book for the faint of heart... however, I feel it is a must-read for anyone interested in the Holocaust, and particularly, those who question its occurrence.
Examiner.com
This is the most powerful book I've read in decades.
John Greenya
The Washington Times
The author excels at telling the story without sensationalizing ... Read more
Examiner.com
This is the most powerful book I've read in decades.
John Greenya
The Washington Times
The author excels at telling the story without sensationalizing ... Read more