Mistress of life and death [text(large print)] : the dark journey of Maria Mandl, head overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Eischeid, Susan J.2024
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By the time of her execution at thirty-six, Maria Mandl had achieved the highest rank possible for a woman in the Third Reich. As Head Overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, she was personally responsible for the murders of thousands, and for the torture and suffering of countless more. In this riveting biography, Susan J. Eischeid explores how Maria Mandl, regarded locally as 'a nice girl from a good family', came to embody the very worst of humanity. Mandl's life mirrors the period in which she lived: turbulent, violent, and suffused with paradoxes. At Auschwitz-Birkenau, she founded the notable women's orchestra and 'adopted' several children from the transports - only to lead them to the gas chambers when her interest waned. After the war, Maria was arrested for crimes against humanity. Following a public trial attended by the international press, she was hanged in 1948.
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Author:
Eischeid, Susan J., author
Imprint:
Rearsby : Clipper Large Print Books, 2024.
Collation:
504 pages (large print)
ISBN:
9781004150175 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
943.086092920 MANNB MAN
Language:
English
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BRN:
2686445