The theory and practice of hell : the German concentration camps and the system behind them

The theory and practice of hell The German concentration camps and the system behind them

Eugen Kogon, 1903-1987

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Subjects
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. > Schutzstaffel.
Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > Germany.
Nazi concentration camps > Germany > Management.
Internment camp inmates > Germany > 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
National socialism.
Nazi concentration camp inmates > Germany > 20th century.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006.
Language
English
German
Main Author
Eugen Kogon, 1903-1987 (-)
Edition
First revised edition
Item Description
Previously published: New York : Farrar, Straus, 1950.
"With a new introduction by Nikolaus Wachsmann"--Cover.
Physical Description
xxi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780374529925
  • Maps
  • Introduction: Eugen Kogon and the SS State
  • 1. The Aims and Organization of the SS State
  • 2. The Purpose, Character, and Number of the German Concentration Camps
  • 3. The Categories of Prisoners
  • 4. The Physical Setup of the Camps
  • 5. The Organization of the Camps
  • 6. Admission to the Camps and Duration of Imprisonment
  • 7. Daily Routine
  • 8. Working Conditions
  • 9. Discipline
  • 10. Food
  • 11. Money and Mail
  • 12. "Recreation"
  • 13. Sanitation and Health
  • 14. Scientific Experiments
  • 15. Reprisals Against the Jews
  • 16. Reprisals Against Other "Inferior Races"
  • 17. Liquidation of Other "Undesirables"
  • 18. Special Places of Execution and Disposal of the Dead
  • 19. Statistics of Mortality
  • 20. The Underground Struggle
  • 21. The End of the Camps
  • 22. The Psychology of the SS
  • 23. The Psychology of the Prisoners
  • 24. The German People and the Concentration Camps-After 1945
  • Index

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