Shavelings in Death Camps - A Polish Priest's Memoir of Imprisonment by the Nazis, 1939-1945 (Paperback)

At the beginning of World War II, Catholic priests all across Poland were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps. This memoir by Fr. Henryk Maria Malak (1912-1987) is their story and his. Through the author's eyes we witness the German invasion, atrocities against the local population, and the roundup of priests from the region. A series of ""transports"" takes them to Stutthof and Grenzdorf in Poland, then to Sachsenhausen and Dachau in Germany. Fr. Malak spent more than four years at Dachau, and he describes camp life in detail. (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. Although many perish along the way, all remain steadfast in their faith and in their loyalty to Poland.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	November 2012
Authors:	Fr Henryk Maria Malak
Translators:	Bozenna J. Tucker • Thomas R. Tucker
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	420
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-7057-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-7864-7057-7
Barcode:	9780786470570

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