Shavelings in Death Camps: A Polish Priest's Memoir of Imprisonment by the Nazis, 1939-1945
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786470577 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 418 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is retired as an analyst at the U.S. . Henryk Maria Malak from the Heilbronn DP camp. Department of Defense and lives in Columbia, Maryland. Thomas R. Bozenna J. Department of Defense and lives in Columbia, Maryland. Tucker studied Slavic languages and literatures at Harvard University. He is retired as an analy
She is retired as an analyst at the U.S. Thomas R. Tucker was born in Poland and knew Fr. Department of Defense and lives in Columbia, Maryland. Tucker studied Slavic languages and literatures at Harvard University. . Henryk Maria Malak from the Heilbronn DP camp. He is retired as an analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense and lives in Columbia, Maryland. About the Author Bozenna J
Henryk Maria Malak (1912-1987) is their story and his. A series of "transports" takes them to Stutthof and Grenzdorf in Poland, then to Sachsenhausen and Dachau in Germany. (His final chapters are entries from a diary he kept secretly near the end of the war.) Some priests are selected for medical experiments; others are sent on "death transports." Throughout their ordeal they face brutal treatment, hard labor, hunger, disease. Catholic priests all across Poland were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps at the beginning of World War II. Fr. Through the author's eyes we witness the German invasion, atrocities against the local population, and the roundup of priests from the region. Malak spent more than four years at Dachau, and he describes camp life in detail. Although many perish along the way, all remain steadfast in their faith and in their loyalty to Poland.. This memoir by Fr
Inside look at Nazi torture of Polish priests in death camps This book is a must-read if one imagines they have seen and/or heard all there is to know about WWII and Nazi torture, particularly with regard to Polish priests. It is eye opening to realize the horrific extent with which the Nazi's went to bring down Polish nationalism and its inherent link to the Catholic faith which is exemplified by her priests. When I was growing up, my father spoke of what he went through at various camps as a prisoner. He a. A Detailed, Graphic Account of Polish Priests' Sufferings in Nazi German Concentration Camps Jan Peczkis The author had an astute grasp of the political situation. He noted that Nazism, Fascism, and Communism all had elevated the state to a deity, and they all had trampled the individual human being, who was created in God's image and likeness. (p. 93).The reader, accustomed to think only of Jews as victims of the Nazis, is in for a shock reading this moving work. WARNING: The German cruelties described in this book are revolting, even in comparison w. Tough book to read but beautifully written This was the book I read in preparation for my trip to the Dachau Concentration Camp just outside of Munich. I am Polish so the story hit home for me on many levels. In Dachau itself, I found myself stopping to reflect at the many parts mentioned in the book. I said a prayer for all but especially the priests who perished in this horrific place as I stood by the barracks they had lived in for so many months. That being said, this is a very long boo