Auschwitz : A Doctor's Eyewitness Account (Paperback)

from mephistia

The writing style is very bare-bones, pared down, and concise. Nyiszli recounts his experiences in a detached, almost emotionless-seeming way, and this approach serves to highlight the atrocities and horror of the concentration camps by dint of the very factual, almost scientific approach. It's a...

from Jenni01

It was very interesting. It was very brutal. I couldn't image having to survive something so horrible. I like how brutally honest the doctor spoke about the events. It is a must read.

from Hollandy2k

Eyewitness journal from a doctor in the camp. Impressive book . The only thing I did not like was the Introduction of the book written by another author.

from LibraryCin

Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account / Miklos Nyiszli 3.5 stars Miklos Nysizli was a Hungarian Jew taken to Auschwitz with his wife and daughter. He was a doctor and was taken on to work in the crematoriums, primarily doing autopsies. Most of the Jews who worked in the crematoriums were kille...

from GeraldLange

This offers an accurate account of the failed revolt that resulted with the destruction of Crematorium #3. It is also the basis of the movie, "The Grey Zone", by I-forget-who. The movie was a terribly over-dramatized adaptation. I personally have a real problem with anybody that would try to turn...