Escape from Sobibor - The Heroic Story of Revolt and Escape from a Nazi Death Camp

Sphere Books 1987

At the extermination camp of Sobibor, all incoming inmates were gassed within 24 hours of arrival apart from a small group of Jews used for a short time as workers before their own inevitable demise. In 1943 the inmates rebelled and 300 escaped into the surrounding forests. Rashke describes how this occurred by the manipulation of the camp staff and the acquisition of weapons. Information on the Sobibor concentration camp was sketchy at best until Rashke tracked down and interviewed as many of the survivors as possible. The result is the first reliable history of this camp, well-researched and well-written. The book was later made into a film...