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The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz: The International Bestseller Paperback – 13 December 2011

by Denis Avey (Author), Rob Broomby (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 2,407 ratings
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THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III.

In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could.

He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced to death through labour.

Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain.

For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past that haunted his dreams, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story - a tale as gripping as it is moving - which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.
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  1. Part of series
    Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two
  2. Print length
    304 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Hodder & Stoughton
  5. Publication date
    13 December 2011
  6. Dimensions
    19.6 x 2.1 x 12.8 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1444714198
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1473613959
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A 'strange, brave and bracing story'. - Canberra Times

A simply written, compelling account of the extraordinary actions that eventually earned him teh British Hero of the Holocaust awards. - Saturday Age

an excellent memoir of survival. - Publishers Weekly

Denis is a hero in time of terror, a man of limitless moral and physical courage. - Henry Kamm, New York Times correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner

This is a most important book, and a timely reminder of the dangers that face any society once intolerance and racism take hold. - Sir Martin Gilbert

'His descriptions are terrifyingly vivid. His bravery in saving the life of a Jewish prisoner is inspiring'. - News of the World

A unique war story from a brave man. - Kirkus

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A 'strange, brave and bracing story'. - Canberra Times

A simply written, compelling account of the extraordinary actions that eventually earned him teh British Hero of the Holocaust awards. - Saturday Age

an excellent memoir of survival. - Publishers Weekly

Denis is a hero in time of terror, a man of limitless moral and physical courage. - Henry Kamm, New York Times correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner

This is a most important book, and a timely reminder of the dangers that face any society once intolerance and racism take hold. - Sir Martin Gilbert

'His descriptions are terrifyingly vivid. His bravery in saving the life of a Jewish prisoner is inspiring'. - News of the World

A unique war story from a brave man. - Kirkus

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodder & Stoughton; 1st edition (13 December 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1444714198
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473613959
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.6 x 2.1 x 12.8 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 2,407 ratings

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  • Mark Watson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down
    Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2023
    I have never heard of this man’s story it is remarkable and that is an understatement.
    A tale that is at times hard to read. An amazing human being whose story should be told to all.
    It’s hard to believe that this occurred in relatively recent times
    What a civilised world we live in.
    God help us.
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  • Franco
    5.0 out of 5 stars UNA LUNGA PAGINA DI STORIA RACCONTATA DA CUORE APERTO E UN' ANIMA CHE PIANGE
    Reviewed in Italy on 14 February 2013
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    E' la presa visione, una full immersion, è L' Olocausto da un punto di vista diverso: un narratore onniscente interno, che si sconvolge e sconvolge il lettore per aver mantenuto integro il senso di rispetto, ed estremo valore della DIGNITA' umana. La forza motrice che spinge le creature a trovare un senso all'ASSENZA di logica, di un Dio, dell'UMANITA' perduta tra le vie tortuose della crudeltà di piccoli uomini, prigionieri di una megalomania e onnipotenza che hanno portato alla distruzione delle vittime e dei carnefici.
    E' la continua lotta tra il bene ed il male, tra la luce ed il buio, tra la disperazione e la speranza di poter afferrare, ancora, i pezzi di una vita a brandelli, protesi a RICOMCIARE, con lo sguardo rivolto al passato, humus di un nuovo e segnato FUTURO nella consapevolezza di aver, comunque e sempre, preservato il proprio essere UMANO,UNICO, SOLO E IRRIPETIBILE...
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  • prototyp3
    5.0 out of 5 stars good to read personal history of participant in the 20th century disaster of the 2nd World War
    Reviewed in Germany on 9 December 2013
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    a good insight into how things looked from the perspective of somebody involved in the dreadful times of the 2nd WW. An extraordinary read of an extraordinary story of survival in the most brutal of times. Thank goodness it worked out that Avey could tell his tale.
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  • Jay S.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in India on 20 January 2019
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    Good book
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  • J. Manning
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Courage
    Reviewed in France on 6 July 2019
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    This book of memoirs makes for difficult reading. The bestiality, brutality and mindless cruelty of the German SS and those running the slave-labour and extermination camps is horrendous. We must never forget those who endured the treatment of the monsters responsible. The story of the author's courage is a tribute to all the victims of the madness of Germany in WWII - to all those who suffered, who sacrificed their lives fighting evil.
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  • James
    5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging page turner throughout.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2017
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    A heartwarming conclusion to what is an interesting story from the outset. A unique insight into how one young lad's journey of singing up to fight for his country for the sheer heck of it spanned all the way, through twists and turns, to Auschwitz and slightly beyond when the Red Army was advancing upon Germany in the final days of the war.

    While the title of the book may lead you to think a number of things and one of them being that a man broke into and stayed in Auschwitz it was only on a couple of occasions that he did so. However, in doing so, it allowed Denis, years latter, to put his experience into print and provide an insight into an horrific period of time through the eyes of someone who wasn't directly at the hands of the SS's suffering. As Denis goes on to recall from his occasions inside the camp it was a monopoly of life and a harrowing experience that stayed with him, threw what he saw, for decades to come.

    I would pre-warn that the story starts out through Denis's army life and that only much latter on did I realise how this formed part of the wider story when it transitioned to first mention German captors and in an instant I realised the direction the story was going to take. The army part, the begging, isn't uninteresting but it wasn't expected and if anything provides for an interesting read. Even more so because in Denis's opinion "The Afrika Korps" where much nicer in their treatment than the SS.

    An engaging page turner throughout. Overall a unique insight into a different take on events of the Holocaust that history may otherwise have forgot if it wasn't for the bravery of Denis in allowing himself over time to speak and put into print his account of his time during the war.
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