The prisoners of Breendonk : personal histories from a World War II concentration camp /
"This absorbing and captivating nonfiction account (with never-before-published photographs) offers readers an in-depth anthropological and historical look into the lives of those who suffered and survived Breendonk concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2015]
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| Summary: | "This absorbing and captivating nonfiction account (with never-before-published photographs) offers readers an in-depth anthropological and historical look into the lives of those who suffered and survived Breendonk concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II"-- Fort Breendonk was built in the early 1900s to protect Antwerp, Belgium, from possible German invasion. It fell into disrepair until the Nazis took it over after their invasion of Belgium in 1940. Labeled a "reception" camp where prisoners were held until they were either released or transported, Breendonk was no less brutal than a concentration camp. About 3,600 prisoners were held there; just over half of them survived. Deem pieces together the story of the camp by telling the stories of its victims-- Jews, communists, resistance fighters, and common criminals. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-331) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780544096646 0544096649 |