The Kingdom of Auschwitz: 1940-1945

A concise, well-written history of the unfathomable horror of the Nazi death camp known as Auschwitz. No matter how many accounts of WWII atrocities I read, either in fiction or non-fiction, I can never get a grip on the immensity of the human loss. This belongs on the shelf next to the classics of Holocaust fiction and memoir, to remind us all of the scale of the wickedness.

This is an excellent mini-history of Auschwitz, covering all the salient points in a mere 100-odd pages. I, who have read over 250 books on the Holocaust, learned something from this book in spite of its short length. I would especially recommend this to people who need to know about Auschwitz but aren't up for intensive study on the subject. I had to read this for a World War II history class.

This acid whisper will always be personally linked with a short story by Cortazar. Destiny assumes a more moribund posture in this context.

Origins, rationale of Auschwitz; how is was built and run; officials, the lives of guards and inmates. Also appropriate for middle and high school levels

Moving, of course.

Review to follow

C’è un evento chiave nella storia di Auschwitz. Il 12 maggio del 1942, un convoglio da Sosnowiec scarica 1500 ebrei che, per la prima volta, non vengono né internati, né selezionati per le squadre di lavoro, né picchiati o freddati con un colpo di pistola. Vengono inviati direttamente alle camere a gas. (fonte: google books)