Holocaust journey : travelling in search of the past / Martin Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Miscellanea.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust memorials.

Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015--Travel--Poland.

Gilbert, Martin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : RosettaBooks, LLC, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A travelogue, spanning two weeks, of the essential sites of the Holocaust, by the venerable historian and author... [A] soul-searching trip" ( Kirkus Reviews ). In 1996, prominent Holocaust historian Sir Martin Gilbert embarked on a fourteen-day journey into the past with a group of his graduate students from University College, London. Their destination? Places where the terrible events of the Holocaust had left their mark in Europe. From the railway lines near Auschwitz to the site of Oskar Schindler's heroic efforts in Cracow, Poland, Holocaust Journey features intimate personal meditations from one of our greatest modern historians, and is supported by wartime documents, letters, and diaries-as well as over fifty photographs and maps by the author-all of which help interweave Gilbert's trip with his students with the surrounding history of the towns, camps, and other locations visited. The result is a narrative of the Holocaust that ties the past to the present with poignancy and power. "Gilbert... is a dedicated guide to this difficult material. We can be grateful for his thoroughness, courage and guidance." - Los Angeles Times Book Review

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of illustrations

List of maps

Introduction

Day One: London-Berlin

Day Two: Berlin

Day Three: Berlin-Prague

Day Four: Prague

Day Five: Prague-Zilina

Day Six: Zilina-Cracow

Day Seven: Cracow-Auschwitz-Cracow

Day Eight: Cracow-Zamosc

Day Nine: Zamosc-Lublin

Day Ten: Lublin-Warsaw

Day Eleven: Warsaw

Day Twelve: Warsaw-Piotrkow

Day Thirteen: Piotrkow-Konin

Day Fourteen: Magdeburg-London

Epilogue: 'Remembering the Past'

Maps

Bibliography

Other Books by Martin Gilbert

Endnotes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780795346774

0795346778

OCLC:

1051141608