Sobibor: A History of a Nazi Death Camp

by Jules Schelvis, Bob Moore (Editor), Karin Dixon (Translator)

Overview

A compelling account of the only successful uprising in a Nazi concentration camp.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845204181
Publisher:	Berg Publishers
Publication date:	07/01/2007
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jules Schelvis is a Holocaust survivor and independent scholar. In 1943, he was deported to Sobibor, where he lost his wife and family. He lives in the Netherlands. Bob Moore is Reader in History at the University of Sheffield.

Table of Contents

* Foreword * Introduction * Prelude to the Final Solution * Construction and staffing * The trains * Arrival and selection * The Arbeitshaeftlinge * The gas chambers* Dorohucza/Lublin * Escape attempts * The revolt * After the revolt * Transports by country * The survivors * SS profiles * Explanation of abbreviations * Literature* The transport lists * Persons register * Place register * Acknowledgements