Escape From Hell : The True Story of the Auschwitz Protocol

"Alfred Wetzler was a true hero. His escape from Auschwitz, and the report he helped compile, telling for the first time the truth about the camp as a place of mass murder, led directly to saving the lives of 120,000 Jews: the Jews of Budapest who were about to be deported to their deaths. No other single act in the Second World War saved so many Jews from the fate that Hitler and the SS had determined for them. This book tells Wetzler's story." - Sir Martin Gilbert "Wetzler is a master at evoking the universe of Auschwitz, and especially, his and Vrba's harrowing flight to Slovakia. The day-by-day account of the tremendous difficulties the pair faced after the Nazis had called off their search of the camp and its surroundings is both riveting and heart wrenching. ...] Shining vibrantly through the pages of the memoir are the tenacity and valor of two young men, who sought to inform the world about the greatest outrage ever committed by humans against their fellow humans." - From Introduction by Dr Robert Rozett] Together with another young Slovak Jew, both of them deported in 1942, the author succeeded in escaping from the notorious death camp in the spring of 1944. There were some very few successful escapes from Auschwitz during the war, but it was these two who smuggled out the damning evidence - a ground plan of the camp, constructional details of the gas chambers and crematoriums and, most convincingly, a label from a canister of Cyclone gas. The present book is cast in the form of a novel to allow factual information not personally collected by the two fugitives, but provided for them by a handful of reliable friends, to be included. Nothing, however, has been invented. It is a shocking account of Nazi genocide and of the inhuman conditions in the camp, but equally shocking is the initial disbelief the fugitive's revelations met with after their return. Ewald Osers has translated over 150 books and received many translation prizes and honours.

Alfred Wetzler was a true hero. His escape from Auschwitz, and the report he helped compile, telling for the first time the truth about the camp as a place of mass murder, led directly to saving the lives of 120,000 Jews: the Jews of Budapest who were about to be deported to their deaths. No other single act in the Second World War saved so many Jews from the fate that Hitler and the SS had determined for them. This book tells Wetzler's story. · Sir Martin Gilbert

Wetzler is a master at evoking the universe of Auschwitz, and especially, his and Vrba's harrowing flight to Slovakia. The day-by-day account of the tremendous difficulties the pair faced after the Nazis had called off their search of the camp and its surroundings is both riveting and heart wrenching. [...] Shining vibrantly through the pages of the memoir are the tenacity and valor of two young men, who sought to inform the world about the greatest outrage ever committed by humans against their fellow humans. · [From Introduction by Dr Robert Rozett]

Together with another young Slovak Jew, both of them deported in 1942, the author succeeded in escaping from the notorious death camp in the spring of 1944. There were some very few successful escapes from Auschwitz during the war, but it was these two who smuggled out the damning evidence - a ground plan of the camp, constructional details of the gas chambers and crematoriums and, most convincingly, a label from a canister of Cyclone gas. The present book is cast in the form of a novel to allow factual information not personally collected by the two fugitives, but provided for them by a handful of reliable friends, to be included. Nothing,however, has been invented. It is a shocking account of Nazi genocide and of the inhuman conditions in the camp, but equally shocking is the initial disbelief the fugitive's revelations met with after their return.

Ewald Osers has translated over 150 books and received many translation prizes and honours.

A shocking account of Nazi genocide and the inhumanconditions in Auschwitz, but equally shocking is the initialdisbelief with which the revelations were met.

"Alfred Wetzler was a true hero. His escape from Auschwitz, andthe report he helped compile, telling for the first time the truthabout the camp as a place of mass murder, led directly to savingthe lives of 120,000 Jews.... No other single act in the Second WorldWar saved so many Jews from the fate that Hitler and the SS haddetermined for them."-Sir Martin Gilbert

Together with another young Slovak Jew Rudolf Vrba, bothdeported in 1942, the author succeeded in escaping from thenotorious death camp in the spring of 1944. There were some veryfew successful escapes from Auschwitz during the war, but it wasthese two who smuggled out the damning evidence - a ground plan ofthe camp, constructional details of the gas chambers andcrematoriums and, most convincingly, a label from a canister ofCyclone gas.

The book is cast in the form of a novel to allow information notpersonally collected by the two fugitives but provided for them bya handful of reliable friends, to be included. Nothing, however,has been invented.

From the Introduction by Dr. Robert Rozett Wetzler is amaster at evoking the universe of Auschwitz, and especially, hisand Vrba's harrowing flight to Slovakia. The day-by-day account ofthe tremendous difficulties the pair faced after the Nazis hadcalled off their search of the camp and its surroundings is bothriveting and heart wrenching. [...] Shining vibrantly through thepages of the memoir are the tenacity and valor of two young men,who sought to inform the world about the greatest outrage evercommitted by humans against their fellow humans.

A shocking account of Nazi genocide and the inhuman conditions in Auschwitz, but equally shocking is the initial disbelief with which the revelations were met. “Alfred Wetzler was a true hero. His escape from Auschwitz, and the report he helped compile, telling for the first time the truth about the camp as a place of mass murder, led directly to saving the lives of 120,000 Jews.... No other single act in the Second World War saved so many Jews from the fate that Hitler and the SS had determined for them.”―Sir Martin Gilbert Together with another young Slovak Jew Rudolf Vrba, both deported in 1942, the author succeeded in escaping from the notorious death camp in the spring of 1944. There were some very few successful escapes from Auschwitz during the war, but it was these two who smuggled out the damning evidence – a ground plan of the camp, constructional details of the gas chambers and crematoriums and, most convincingly, a label from a canister of Cyclone gas. The book is cast in the form of a novel to allow information not personally collected by the two fugitives but provided for them by a handful of reliable friends, to be included. Nothing, however, has been invented. From the Introduction by Dr. Robert Rozett Wetzler is a master at evoking the universe of Auschwitz, and especially, his and Vrba's harrowing flight to Slovakia. The day-by-day account of the tremendous difficulties the pair faced after the Nazis had called off their search of the camp and its surroundings is both riveting and heart wrenching. [...] Shining vibrantly through the pages of the memoir are the tenacity and valor of two young men, who sought to inform the world about the greatest outrage ever committed by humans against their fellow humans. "The author escaped from Auschwitz in the spring of 1944. The report he subsequently wrote informed the world for the first time about the truth of this Nazi camp mass murder. No other single act in the Second World War saved so many Jews from the fate that Hitler and the SS had determined for them." "In this book he gives an eyewitness account of Nazi genocide and of the gruesome and inhumane conditions within the camp. He describes in detail the ingenious plan, made with the help of the resistance movement in the camp, and how he escaped with his friend, Rudi Vrba. The day-by-day account of life in this notorious death came and the tremendous difficulties the pair faced is both riveting and heart-wrenching. However, the disbelief shown to the damning evidence the escapees smuggled out is equally shocking." "Wetzler's story reminds reader than even in the worst of times and situations, a handful of righteous people do emerge."--BOOK JACKET