The Auschwitz volunteer
Jack Fairweather tells the story of Witold Pilecki who allowed himself to be arrested by the Nazis in order to gather intelligence from Auschwitz
Jack Fairweather, author of the Costa Biography Award-winning book The Volunteer, tells the story of the Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki who allowed himself to be arrested by the Nazis in order to gather intelligence from Auschwitz.
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