Ravensbrück : life and death in Hitler's concentration camp for women / Sarah Helm.
| Author/creator | Helm, Sarah author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First United States edition. |
| Publication | New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2014] |
| Description | xxiv, 743 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Life and death in Hitler's concentration camp for women |
| Contents | Part one. Langefeld ; Sandgrube ; Blockovas ; Himmler visits ; Stalin's gift ; Else Krug ; Doctor Sontag ; Doctor Mennecke ; Bernburg -- Part two. Lublin ; Auschwitz ; Sewing ; Rabbits ; Special experiments ; Healing -- Part three. Red Army ; Yevgenia Klemm ; Doctor Treite ; Breaking the circle ; Black transport -- Part four. Vingt-sept Mille ; Falling ; Hanging on ; Reaching out -- Part five. Paris and Warsaw ; Kinderzimmer ; Protest ; Overtures ; Doctor Loulou -- Part six. Hungarians ; A children's party ; Death march ; Youth camp ; Hiding ; Königsburg ; Bernadotte ; Emilie ; Nelly ; Masur ; White buses ; Liberation. |
| Abstract | Traces the sobering history of World War II's largest female concentration camp, revealing the torturous experiences and deaths of thousands of women prisoners of more than twenty nationalities. |
| General note | "Published in Great Britain as If this is a woman by Little, Brown, an imprint of the Little, Brown Book Group, a Hachette UK Company, London"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 709- 721) and index. |
| LCCN | 2014014974 |
| ISBN | 9780385520591 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 038552059X (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D805.5.R38 H45 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |