The Auschwitz photographer : the forgotten story of the WWII prisoner who documented thousands of lost souls
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HISTORY WORLD WAR II HOLOCAUST
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp).
Brasse, Wilhelm, -- 1917-2012.
Concentration camp inmates -- Poland -- Oświęcim -- Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland.
Photographers -- Poland -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Poland -- Oświęcim.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Polish -- Biography.
Brasse, Wilhelm, -- 1917-2012.
Concentration camp inmates -- Poland -- Oświęcim -- Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland.
Photographers -- Poland -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Poland -- Oświęcim.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Polish -- Biography.
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xiv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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Includes discussion questions.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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"Wilhelm Brasse: "I looked death in the eyes. I did it fifty thousand times..." When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, photographer Wilhelm Brasse was sent to Auschwitz. His inability to condone the Third Reich and swear allegiance to Hitler landed him at one of the deadliest concentration camps of WWII. There, he was forced to record the camp's atrocities. From 1940-1945, Brasse took more than 50,000 photos of the nightmare that surrounded him. Brasse's role earned him Nazi favor, but he couldn't bear to hide behind his camera. He resisted, faking documents for prisoners and smuggling photos to the outside world. When the war ended, he refused orders to destroy his records. Many of the people that appeared in Brasse's photos perished, but he wouldn't discard the memories of who they were. A hauntingly true story of a man who made sure the world couldn't turn a blind eye to the Holocaust, The Auschwitz Photographer honors Wilhelm Brasse, the photographer who immortalized the horrific atrocities we should, and must, never forget"--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Crippa, L., Onnis, M., & Higgins, J. (2021). The Auschwitz photographer: the forgotten story of the WWII prisoner who documented thousands of lost souls . Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Crippa, Luca, 1964-, Maurizio Onnis and Jennifer Higgins. 2021. The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls. Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Crippa, Luca, 1964-, Maurizio Onnis and Jennifer Higgins. The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls Sourcebooks, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Crippa, Luca, Maurizio Onnis, and Jennifer Higgins. The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls Sourcebooks, 2021.
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