Steiner, JeanFrancois
Treblinka
- ISBN 13:
- 9780452011243
- author:
- Steiner, JeanFrancois
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 432
- Genre:
- European history: Second World War
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Treblinka is a testament to human resilience in the face of unimaginable horror. In April 1943, 600 prisoners at this notorious concentration camp rose up against their captors, using stolen guns and grenades to burn down the facility and escape into the nearby Polish forests.
Of those who survived the uprising, only forty bore witness to the bravery and defiance that day. Their story is a powerful answer to the question of how such atrocities could occur, and serves as a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope for resistance and transcendence.
This book tells the true story of Treblinka, a camp where nearly a million Jews were killed before its destruction. It is a tale of triumph over extermination, and a testament to the human spirit's capacity for courage and defiance in the face of overwhelming evil.
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