Opening the Gates of Hell
Condition: Very Good
Notes:
In a very good condition. Some creasing to the spine. There is a small mark on the front cover. All pages are clean and intact. See photos for more details.
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About this book:
HOW DOES ANYONE COPE WHEN THEY COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH HISTORY'S DARKEST MOMENT?
Herbert Kenny, an army dispatch rider, was the first Allied soldier to push open the gates at Belsen Concentration Camp. He kept his story from the world until he called into his local newspaper one morning, dropping off a typed account of his traumatic experience. After forty years, the reporter whom he met and who wrote that very first article reveals the full details of an incredible story that is barely known, even to Herbert's friends and family.
With unprecedented access to Herbert's personal notes and through scores of interviews, Mark Hodkinson brings to life the harrowing conditions of Belsen and its eventual liberation. From the events leading up to its gruesome discovery, to the trauma Herbert faced and his abandonment in the aftermath, this is a testament to the power of one person in the face of unimaginable suffering.
Categories:
Historical Non Fiction,
Non Fiction
