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The Pharmacist of Auschwitz

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The Pharmacist of Auschwitz

By: Patricia Posner
Narrated by: Julian Elfer
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The Pharmacist of Auschwitz is the little-known story of Victor Capesius, a Bayer pharmaceutical salesman from Romania, who, at the age of 35, joined the Nazi SS in 1943 and quickly became the chief pharmacist at the largest death camp, Auschwitz. Based in part on previously classified documents, Patricia Posner exposes Capesius' reign of terror at the camp, his escape from justice, and how a handful of courageous survivors and a single brave prosecutor finally brought him to trial for murder 20 years after the end of the war.

The Pharmacist of Auschwitz is much more, though, than a personal account of Capesius. It provides a spellbinding glimpse inside the devil's pact made between the Nazis and Germany's largest conglomerate, IG Farben, and its Bayer pharmaceutical subsidiary. The story is one of murder and greed, with its roots in the dark heart of the Holocaust.

Set against a backdrop ranging from Hitler's war to conquer Europe to the Final Solution, to postwar Germany's tormented efforts to confront its dark past, Posner shows the appalling depths to which ordinary men descend when they are unrestrained by conscience or any sense of morality.

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Patricia Posner (P)2017 Tantor 20th Century Judaism Military Modern World War Survival Holocaust Thought-Provoking Inspiring Murder Crime

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"A gruesome story eloquently told." ( Kirkus)
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Fantastic story He must have struggled so much performing his duties. Give and insight into how life was inside the camp and the hard work each member of the camp performed. Couldn't have been an easy process in the years he was there. Being found innocent for so many years, then have vengeful and malicious people try and find some excuse to convict the guy after 20 years. eventually, he walked a free man as he should have and lived a fruitful prosperous life.

Superb

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I had to give 3 stars for the “story” because of course it’s factual and so sickeningly true.

So sad.

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The astonishing detail of what must have been a very disturbing time to live which really wasn’t that long ago people should never forget

Gripping truth

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I really enjoyed this insight in to the of a little known SS doctor/pharmacist who was responsible for numerous deaths through selections at the train stations for incoming Jews as well as transporting the poison to the gas Chambers.

i felt the some of the chapters were a little too political but it was needed to keep the context it is non fiction after all

a really good well researched book

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good read a bit long at the end still worth a read well narrated

the pharmacist of auchswitz

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Log of info that I didn’t know .fantastic book .a must read !!! Tell so much more based on the criminals of that era

a books that tells so much more

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Great audiobook, not to say I enjoyed the content, since unfortunately it is the story of a despicable individual, but the performance is really good and doesn't bore you, the account is well researched, the subject well studied.
I didn't know much about others individuals like Capesius, who took part in the holocaust and were working in Auschwitz.
The Holocaust becomes scarier the more you learn about it, since you start to understand how many people were involved in this crime of unprecedented proportions, and to what extent, human evils can go.

Great audiobook and well researched account

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A harrowing story well read. How terrible people can be, even when no compulsion to be so.
Well worth reading so that we remember. Never forget.

How terrible. How unforgivable.

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This is a fantastic Audible with lots in interesting facts about the pharmacist of Auschwitz. It’s currently free and I would highly recommend it. The narrator is great too!

An Interesting Read

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Some very disturbing information, but this story should be told as it is for people to get the best understanding to the evil these people did!
the performance of the book is good with a likeable voice in my opinion!
good purchase

informational and interesting

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