| Description |
1 online resource (195 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION -- CAMP VOCABULARY -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I: Fighting Poland (September 1939-May 1943) -- 1 Dies Irae -- 2 Gone with the Wind -- 3 Resistance -- 4 Rescue -- Part II: Auschwitz (May 1943-January 1945) -- 5 Nos. 44786-9 -- 6 No Lilies for Mother -- 7 Gifts and Secrets -- 8 A Legacy of Herbs -- 9 High Fever -- 10 Designing a Dream House -- 11 SOS -- Part III: From Winter to Spring (January-April 1945) -- 12 Walking to Breslau -- 13 Bergen-Belsen -- Part IV: The Taste of Freedom (April 1945-June 1946) -- 14 My Egg of Resurrection -- 15 Concert for Survivors -- 16 Capriccio Italiano -- EPILOGUE -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- Illustrations |
| Summary |
As many as 150,000 Polish political prisoners were taken during the war, half of whom died in the camps. This memoir is a testament to their struggle |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Trzcinska-Croydon, Lilka
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| SUBJECT |
Trzcinska-Croydon, Lilka fast |
| Subject |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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| SUBJECT |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland
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War -- Underground movements
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Poland
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Davies, Norman
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| ISBN |
9781442681583 |
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1442681586 |
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