"A stunning narrative, a powerful piece of research, absolutely compelling," James Holland, The Daily Telegraph, Five stars.
Ponar, Lithuania. 1944. The Nazis have enslaved Jewish men to unearth and incinerate the bodies of more than 70,000 Jews previously executed in the forest. Trapped in an almost unbelievable horror, a group devises a daring escape plan. Despite the daily guard, they dig a tunnel with their bare hands. Twelve men escape - an act of great bravery and desperation, as well as extraordinary imagination.
Based on firsthand accounts of the escape and every piece of evidence documented, suppressed, or enhanced since then, "No Road Leading Back" resurrects the lives of the twelve and their deeds as witnesses, also providing an urgent analysis of why their story has rarely been told - and never accurately. Author Chris Heath examines the cultural use and misuse of Holocaust testimony and the need to confront unpleasant historical truths with honesty and precision.
This shocking and inspiring true story of prisoners who dug their way out from the torturous and imprisoned life under the Nazis is both a stunning escape narrative and a lesson on how we remember and continuously forget the details of the Holocaust.
Pages: 640, Year of Publication: 0910, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm
