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- Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps
- Book
- 1987
- Published by: Indiana University Press
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" . . . Mr. Arad reports as a controlled and effective witness for the prosecution. . . . Mr. Arad's book, with its abundance of horrifying detail, reminds us of how far we have to go."—New York Times Book Review
" . . . some of the most gripping chapters I have ever read. . . . the authentic, exhaustive, definitive account of the least known death camps of the Nazi era." —Raul Hilberg
Arad, historian and principal prosecution witness at the Israeli trial of John Demjanjuk (accused of being Treblinka's infamous "Ivan the Terrible"), uses primary materials to reveal the complete story of these Nazi death camps.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- Part One: The Extermination Machine
- 4. Construction of Sobibor
- pp. 30-36
- 5. Construction of Treblinka
- pp. 37-43
- 6. Preparing for the Deportations
- pp. 44-53
- 7. Expulsion from the Ghettos
- pp. 54-62
- 8. The Trains of Death
- pp. 63-67
- 9. Belzec: March 17 to June, 1942
- pp. 68-74
- 10. Sobibor: May to July, 1942
- pp. 75-80
- 12. Reorganization in Treblinka
- pp. 89-99
- 13. The Mission of Gerstein and Pfannenstiel
- pp. 100-104
- 14. Jewish Working Prisoners
- pp. 105-113
- 15. Women Prisoners
- pp. 114-118
- 19. Transports from Other European Countries
- pp. 138-149
- 20. The Extermination of Gypsies
- pp. 150-153
- 21. The Economic Plunder
- pp. 154-164
- 22. Himmler's Visit to Sobibor and Treblinka
- pp. 165-169
- 23. The Erasure of the Crimes
- pp. 170-178
- Part Two: Life in the Shadow of Death
- 24. Portraits of the Perpetrators
- pp. 181-198
- 25. The Prisoners' Daily Life
- pp. 199-208
- 26. The Prisoners and the Deportees
- pp. 209-214
- 27. Faith and Religion
- pp. 215-218
- 28. Diseases, Epidemics, and Suicide
- pp. 219-225
- 29. Social Life
- pp. 226-238
- Part Three: Escape and Resistance
- 32. Escapes from the Camps
- pp. 258-269
- 33. The Underground in Treblinka
- pp. 270-281
- 34. The Plan for the Uprising in Treblinka
- pp. 282-285
- 36. Pursuit and Escape from Treblinka
- pp. 295-298
- 38. The Underground in Sobibor
- pp. 306-314
- 39. The Plan for the Uprising in Sobibor
- pp. 315-321
- 41. Pursuit and Escape from Sobibor
- pp. 334-341
- 42. Survival among the Local Population
- pp. 342-348
- 45. Operation Erntefest
- pp. 365-369
- Bibliographic Key to the Notes
- pp. 401-406
- Belzec Extermination Camp Map
- pp. 436-437
- About the Author
- p. 438
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253113696
Related ISBN(s)
9780253213051, 9780253342935
MARC Record
OCLC
570895876
Pages
448
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No