Escape from Sobibor by Richard Rashke
Poignant in its honesty and grim in details, Escape from Sobibor provides a vivid account of the biggest escape from a Nazi extermination camp during World War II. Breathtakingly suspenseful and horrifying at the same time.--Publishers Weekly.
"Brilliantly reconstructs the degradation and drama of Sobibor. . . A memorable and moving saga, full of anger and anguish, a reminder never to forget."--Jordan E. Cohn, San Francisco Chronicle
"A sensitive, thoughtful, and well-researched account of the 'biggest prisoner escape of World War II.'"--Samuel Gold, Jewish Chicago
"A journalistic account in the tradition of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood,"--Choice
"The authoritative version of the breakout from the Nazi experimentation camp at Sobibor. . . . Gives us a very good idea of how the will to survive can lead quite ordinary people to surmount the most extraordinary obstacles."--Meir Ronen, Jerusalem Post
"This moving and angry book deserves to be read."--Susan Osnos, Washington Post
"A unique, unforgettable, deeply-moving and effective account of a death camp."--Allen A. Warsen, Detroit Jewish News
"A sensitive, thoughtful, and well-researched account of the 'biggest prisoner escape of World War II.'"--Samuel Gold, Jewish Chicago
"A journalistic account in the tradition of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood,"--Choice
"The authoritative version of the breakout from the Nazi experimentation camp at Sobibor. . . . Gives us a very good idea of how the will to survive can lead quite ordinary people to surmount the most extraordinary obstacles."--Meir Ronen, Jerusalem Post
"This moving and angry book deserves to be read."--Susan Osnos, Washington Post
"A unique, unforgettable, deeply-moving and effective account of a death camp."--Allen A. Warsen, Detroit Jewish News
Richard Rashke, a former journalist and teacher, is the author of The Killing of Karen Silkwood and Stormy Genius: The Life of Aviation's Maverick Bill Lear.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780252064791 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252064798 |
| Title | Escape from Sobibor |
| Author | Richard Rashke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 1995-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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