from JEB5

A harrowing tale of a British soldier's military career during WWII, this autobiography will take hold of its readers and transport them into a life unimaginable. When he joined the military Denis Avery made a decision and when he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in a camp next to Ausch...

from crashmyparty

It is impossible not to be moved by the story of Denis Avey, the man who broke into Auschwitz. A British POW in the second world war, it has taken him 70 years to tell his story. He recognised that it was important for his story to be told and I agree with him. The title, 'The Man Who Broke Into ...

from vietnambutterfly

David Avey enlists at an early age and is sent off to fight in Egypt and Tobruk. He is captured and is being transported on a ship which is shot down in the Mediterranean Sea. he escapes but is recaptured. Eventually he is transported to various concentra, Ernst, and arranges to swap situations f...

from Jacobflaws

Interesting story for sure. Kind of a different outlook all together.

from arewenotben

Amazing story of an English WW2 Prisoner of War who swapped places with a Jew in Auschwitz - almost purely so he could understand what was really happening. Much of the book is outside of Auschwitz, dealing with his early war career in Africa (he actually had a free pass to get home early in the ...