
Liebe Mutti
One Man's Struggle to Survive in KZ Sachsenhausen, 1939-1945
Jerzy Pindera(Author)
Lynne Taylor(Editor)
University Press of America
Published on 15. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-0-7618-2834-1 (ISBN)
Description
Liebe Mutti is a true story of Jerzy Pindera, a Polish Catholic reserve officer in Sachsenhausen, one of the first concentration camps built to hold political prisoners, located just outside Berlin. This memoir is an insightful observation of the complexities of concentration camp life and society. Pindera, who arrived at the camp condemned to being worked to death, gradually rose to a position of prominence in the camp structure. During his five years of incarceration at Sachsenhausen, Pindera wrote powerfully about his experiences in a series of "fragments," each of which recalled specific aspects and events of his internment. Using those "fragments," as well as the transcription of extensive interviews, and letters he wrote to his mother while imprisoned, editor Lynne Taylor has woven together a compelling story of life in Sachsenhausen.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2834-1 (9780761828341)
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Persons
Lynne Taylor is Associate Professor of History at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Content
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 From Chelm to Sachsenhausen
Chapter 3 The First Two Years
Chapter 4 The Baubuero
Chapter 5 Death March
Chapter 6 Epilogue
Chapter 2 From Chelm to Sachsenhausen
Chapter 3 The First Two Years
Chapter 4 The Baubuero
Chapter 5 Death March
Chapter 6 Epilogue