About this item
At last, the everyday fighting men who were the first Americans to know the full and horrifying truth about the Holocaust share their astonishing stories. Rich with powerful never-before-published details from the author's interviews with more than 150 U.S. soldiers who liberated the Nazi death camps, The Liberators is an essential addition to the literature of World War II - and a stirring testament to Allied courage in the face of inconceivable atrocities.Taking us from the beginnings of the liberators' final march across Germany to V-E Day and beyond, Michael Hirsh allows us to walk in their footsteps, experiencing the journey as they themselves experienced it. But this book is more than just an in-depth account of the liberation. It reveals how profoundly these young men were affected by what they saw - the unbelievable horror and pathos they felt upon seeing "stacks of bodies like cordwood" and "skeletonlike survivors" in camp after camp.
About the Author
Michael Hirsh is a Senior Editor at NEWSWEEK where he covers international affairs and writes an online column entitled "The World from Washington." His 2003 cover story, "Bush's $87 Billion Mess," won the 2004 National Magazine Award for General Excellence.