Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor by Richard Rashke, published by Open Road Integrated Media in November 2013, is a revised and updated edition that spans 572 pages. This book recounts the harrowing events of October 14, 1943, when six hundred Jews imprisoned in the Sobibor death camp staged a revolt against their captors. Through detailed narratives, Rashke presents the dramatic escape of over three hundred individuals who defied the odds to flee a Nazi death camp in eastern Poland.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of both the brutality faced by the prisoners and their remarkable courage in the face of unimaginable adversity. Rashke’s work is based on interviews with eighteen survivors, providing personal insights into their experiences during World War II. The book delves into themes of survival and resilience, shedding light on a significant yet often overlooked chapter of Holocaust history. This edition serves as a poignant reminder of the human spirit’s capacity to endure amidst the darkest of circumstances.
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“Brilliantly reconstructs the degradation and drama of Sobibor. . . . A memorable and moving saga, full of anger and anguish, a reminder never to forget.”–San Francisco Chronicle
On October 14, 1943, six hundred Jews imprisoned in Sobibor, a secret Nazi death camp in eastern Poland, revolted. They killed a dozen SS officers and guards, trampled the barbed wire fences, and raced across an open field filled with anti-tank mines. Against all odds, more than three hundred made it safely into the woods. Fifty of those men and women managed to survive the rest of the war. In this edition of Escape from Sobibor, fully updated in 2012, Richard Rashke tells their stories, based on his interviews with eighteen of the survivors. It vividly describes the biggest prisoner escape of World War II. A story of unimaginable cruelty. A story of courage and a fierce desire to live and to tell the world what truly went on behind those barbed wire fences.
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