Eyewitness Auschwitz by Filip Muller, Susanne Flatauer (Editor), Helmut Freitag (Contribution by)

Gripping, yet horrific story of Auschwiczby mc1nv

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August 10, 2009: This book is a must read, if you want a book, that describes in graphic detail; what it was really like in the death camps. Mr. Muller had great courage and strength in telling his account of the atrocites committed by the nazis. It was hard to put this book down. A worthy read for any classroom or book club.

finally a book that actually kept me interestedby Ashley45

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March 23, 2009: This book Eyewitness Auschwitz is a book written and about a man named Filip Muller, and what he went through during the Holocaust. This is as real as it gets, you can actually picture how awful it really was. And the fact that he survived this very brutal time in history is astounding. This book takes place in the spring of 1942. Filip isn't from Auschwitz though he was originally from Slovakia but once he arrived in Auschwitz he began to work in the crematoria and the gassing installations. This book begins with him describing how the prisoners had to line up in rows of 10 so they can enjoy their Sunday rest, this was according to the Auschwitz tradition. Then he describes a man named Vacek, he was the block clerk which meant he was able to watch the prisoners every move and yell out all sorts of commands at them. He talks about one of the commands and how they have to perform them until he is satisfied with the way it was performed. Already you can see that they were very strict about everything that goes on. While this drill was going on a man who was handicapped wasn't able to execute the drill to perfection because of his disability and because of that Vacek drug him across the yard and stood him with his face against the wall. These drills were performed as a thing of torture most of the people end up dead because if they stopped at any time they would be punished. When him and the rest of the prisoners were entering the crematorium he kept expecting a bullet to go right through his skull because there were so many people around them with pistols. And if it wasn't bad enough to see some of the people he used to know, they were the ones who were ordered to put the corpses into the oven, can you imagine how hard that would be to do. As you can tell Filip didn't leave anything, I think he was determined to show people what happened from his eyes, every time I think about this book I get Goosebumps. Finally at the end of the book he was about to give up all hope, he could see the lice crawling all over his blanket. Then he heard fighting going on outside and heard people shouting we are free! He had waited for this moment for 3 years. He had realized the Nazi terror had ended at last.

So please if you are looking for an interesting read go pick up this book it is very eye opening and shows you a whole different perspective of the holocaust. It will change your outlook.