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It's not enough to save yourself -- you have to go back for those left behind. You’ve probably never heard of the Polish freedom fighter Witold Pilecki, but he is one of the greatest heroes of the Second World War. As the only person who ever volunteered to be sent to Auschwitz, Pilecki led a campaign of sabotage and assassination of Nazi guards for years before making a dramatic escape, smuggling evidence of the Holocaust to the Western powers and alerting them to the atrocities of Nazi death camps. All evidence of Pilecki had been lost, until 2012, when his incredible eye-witness account was discovered in a dusty archive. This is the first full story of his amazing journey, drawing on exclusive family papers and recently declassified files as well as unpublished accounts from the camp’s fighters to show how he saved hundreds of thousands of lives. This is an untold, real-life story of escape and heroism, set against the horrors of WWII and the Auschwitz, and the power of one man to change the course of history.

An extraordinary, eye-opening account of the Holocaust. A new edition of Jack Fairweather's Costa Book of the Year for children aged 12 and up.

With exclusive access to previously hidden diaries, family and camp survivor accounts, and recently declassified files, critically acclaimed and award-winning journalist Jack Fairweather brilliantly portrays the remarkable man who volunteered to face the unknown in the name of truth and country. This extraordinary and eye-opening account of the Holocaust invites us all to bear witness.Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940:Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentration camp, report on Nazi crimes, raise a secret army, and stage an uprising. The name of the camp -- Auschwitz.Over the next two and half years, and under the cruellest of conditions, Pilecki's underground sabotaged facilities, assassinated Nazi officers, and gathered evidence of terrifying abuse and mass murder. But as he pieced together the horrifying Nazi plans to exterminate Europe's Jews, Pilecki realized he would have to risk his men, his life, and his family to warn the West before all was lost. To do so meant attempting the impossible -- but first he would have to escape from Auschwitz itself...

Set in post-World War II Germany, the narrative follows Fritz Bauer, a gay Jewish lawyer, as he confronts the unsettling reality of former Nazis occupying powerful positions while the nation seeks to forget the Holocaust. Driven by a deep commitment to justice, Bauer embarks on a relentless quest to hold these perpetrators accountable. Utilizing newly uncovered CIA files and personal documents, the story highlights his struggle to reclaim a nation and ensure that the atrocities of the past are not forgotten.

Die Biografie erzählt die wahre Geschichte von Witold Pilecki, einem polnischen Untergrundagenten, der 1940 in Auschwitz infiltrierte, um über die dortigen Verbrechen zu berichten und einen Aufstand zu organisieren. Jack Fairweather nutzt unveröffentlichte Dokumente und Interviews, um Pileckis lange vergessene Geschichte zu beleuchten.