This book is the definitive account of one of history's most infamous death factories, where approximately 800,000 people lost their lives. From the Nazis who ran it to the Ukrainian guards and maids, the Jewish survivors, and the Poles living in the camp's shadow--this text represents every perspective. It provides biographies of the Jews who perished in the death camp as well as those who escaped from Treblinka in individual efforts or as part of the mass prisoner uprising on August 2, 1943. It also includes unique and previously unpublished sketches of the camp's ramp area and gas chamber, drawn by survivors.
| Foreword |
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| Authors' Introduction |
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| Abbreviations used in the footnotes |
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| Preface |
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| 'Aktion Reinhardt: An Overview |
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1 | (9) |
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Part I The hell called Treblinka |
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10 | (114) |
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Chapter 1 Penal labor camp: Treblinka I |
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11 | (8) |
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Chapter 2 Construction of the death camp: Treblinka II |
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19 | (12) |
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Chapter 3 Initial phase under Dr. Eberl: July--August 1942 |
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31 | (16) |
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Chapter 4 Chaos and Reorganization |
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47 | (14) |
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Chapter 5 Industrialized mass murder: September--December 1942 |
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61 | (8) |
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Chapter 6 Deceptions and diversions: Late 1942--early 1943 |
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69 | (8) |
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Chapter 7 Visit by the Reichsfuhrer-SS: Orders to erase evidence of crimes |
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77 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 Jewish work brigades |
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83 | (16) |
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Chapter 9 The camp revolt: 2 August 1943 |
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99 | (16) |
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Chapter 10 The end of Treblinka and Aktion Reinhardt: August--November 1943 |
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115 | (9) |
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Part II Survivors, victims and perpetrators |
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124 | (242) |
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Chapter 11 Interviews with Treblinka survivors |
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125 | (44) |
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Chapter 12 Wartime reports about the death camp |
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169 | (10) |
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Chapter 13 Transports and death toll |
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179 | (16) |
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Chapter 14 Treblinka war crimes trials |
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195 | (14) |
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Chapter 15 From Trawniki to Treblinka |
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209 | (10) |
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Chapter 16 The real 'Ivan the Terrible' |
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219 | (12) |
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Chapter 17 Roll of Remembrance: Jewish survivors and victims |
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231 | (74) |
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Chapter 18 The Perpetrators |
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305 | (61) |
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Postscriptum: Lublin concentration camp (Majdanek). A part of Aktion Reinhardt? |
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355 | (6) |
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361 | (5) |
| Appendix 1 |
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366 | (1) |
| Appendix 2 |
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367 | (5) |
| Appendix 3 |
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372 | (2) |
| Ilustrations and Sources |
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374 | (65) |
| Selected Bibliography |
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439 | (8) |
| Acknowledgements |
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447 | (2) |
| Index of Names |
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Chris Webb has been studying the Holocaust for over forty years. He is the co-founder of the Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team (H.E.A.R.T), one of the most visited websites on the Holocaust in the world. Michal Chocholaty is a historian who focuses on Treblinka and Sobibor.
