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The Volunteer
The True Story of the Resistance Hero Who Infiltrated Auschwitz
Book • 2020
This book tells the gripping story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative who volunteered to infiltrate Auschwitz in 1940 to gather intelligence and inspire resistance.
Pilecki's mission involved organizing a rebellion within the camp and sending reports to the Polish underground and Allied Command, despite facing significant risks and eventual betrayal by bureaucratic and political indifference.
The book, based on extensive research including unpublished accounts and declassified files, highlights Pilecki's courage, resilience, and moral dilemmas during one of the darkest periods in human history.
It also explores the broader context of the Holocaust and the impact of Pilecki's actions on the war effort and his own fate after the war.
Pilecki's mission involved organizing a rebellion within the camp and sending reports to the Polish underground and Allied Command, despite facing significant risks and eventual betrayal by bureaucratic and political indifference.
The book, based on extensive research including unpublished accounts and declassified files, highlights Pilecki's courage, resilience, and moral dilemmas during one of the darkest periods in human history.
It also explores the broader context of the Holocaust and the impact of Pilecki's actions on the war effort and his own fate after the war.
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