Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of th
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
0806542853
ISBN-13
9780806542850
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27061614133
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mistress of Life and Death : The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Holocaust, Criminals & Outlaws
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Praise for Mistress Of Life And Death "This is a chilling account of how an ordinary Austrian woman from a good family became one of the most brutal and sadistic concentration camp guards at Auschwitz and Ravensbrück. Brilliantly researched, revealing new material and interviews with those who knew her family, and grippingly written with insight and understanding, Eischeid's book never shies away from stating with clarity and calm detail the unimaginable acts of cruelty Mandl was capable of inflicting. That agony sits deep on the page. While it will always be hard to understand and impossible to sympathise, it feels more important than ever to have clear sighted books like this to shine a powerful light on how such destruction took hold in the heart of apparently civilised Europe. This searing biography of a complex individual should be compulsory reading." --Anne Sebba, New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes "Music, mass murder, Mandl--Eischeid's reckoning with those factors offers page-turning insight about the Holocaust and humanity." --John K. Roth , author of The Failures of Ethics and Sources of Holocaust Insight ; Edward J. Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College "Eischeid's biography of the chief female guard of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau is an important contribution to Holocaust studies and affords the reader a glimpse of how the Nazi female perpetrators participated in that 'terror state.' Dr. Eischeid has scoured so much archival documentation to support her analysis that little concerning Mandl's life and crimes has been left out.This biography also provides the reader with an insight into the convoluted and polluted mind of a true believer." --Daniel Patrick Brown , author of The Camp Women: Female Auxiliaries Who Assisted the SS in Running the Nazi Concentration Camp System , Enduring Entanglements , and The Beautiful Beast: The Life and Crimes of SS-Aufseherin Irma Grese ; Professor Emeritus, Moorpark College (CA) "While breakthrough books such as Wiesel's Night and Haley's Roots opened my generation's eyes and hearts and souls to unimaginable inhumanity, Eischeid's book will take you deep into one woman's life, personalizing the fragility we share with her." --Sara Lambert Bloom , recording artist, social justice advocate, and teacher
Synopsis
The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing machine and one of the few female perpetrators of the Holocaust. With new details and previously unpublished photographs, this gripping, unflinching examination charts her transformation from engaging country girl to "The Beast" of Auschwitz. By the time of her execution at thirty-six, Maria Mandl had achieved the highest rank possible for a woman in the Third Reich. As Head Overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, she was personally responsible for the murders of thousands, and for the torture and suffering of countless more. In this riveting biography, Susan J. Eischeid explores how Maria Mandl, regarded locally as "a nice girl from a good family," came to embody the very worst of humanity. Born in 1912 in the scenic Austrian village of M nzkirchen, Maria enjoyed a happy childhood with loving parents-who later watched in anguish as their grown daughter rose through the Nazi system. Mandl's life mirrors the period in which she lived- turbulent, violent, and suffused with paradoxes. At Auschwitz-Birkenau, she founded the notable women's orchestra and "adopted" several children from the transports-only to lead them to the gas chambers when her interest waned. After the war, Maria was arrested for crimes against humanity. Following a public trial attended by the international press, she was hanged in 1948. For two decades, Eischeid has excavated the details of Mandl's life story, drawing on archival testimonies, speaking to dozens of witnesses, and spending time with Mandl's community of friends and neighbors who shared their memories as well as those handed down in their families. The result is a chilling and complex exploration of how easily an ordinary citizen chose the path of evil in a climate of hate and fear., The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing machine and one of the few female perpetrators of the Holocaust. With new details and previously unpublished photographs, this gripping, unflinching examination charts her transformation from engaging country girl to "The Beast" of Auschwitz. By the time of her execution at thirty-six, Maria Mandl had achieved the highest rank possible for a woman in the Third Reich. As Head Overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, she was personally responsible for the murders of thousands, and for the torture and suffering of countless more. In this riveting biography, Susan J. Eischeid explores how Maria Mandl, regarded locally as "a nice girl from a good family," came to embody the very worst of humanity. Born in 1912 in the scenic Austrian village of Münzkirchen, Maria enjoyed a happy childhood with loving parents--who later watched in anguish as their grown daughter rose through the Nazi system. Mandl's life mirrors the period in which she lived: turbulent, violent, and suffused with paradoxes. At Auschwitz-Birkenau, she founded the notable women's orchestra and "adopted" several children from the transports--only to lead them to the gas chambers when her interest waned. After the war, Maria was arrested for crimes against humanity. Following a public trial attended by the international press, she was hanged in 1948. For two decades, Eischeid has excavated the details of Mandl's life story, drawing on archival testimonies, speaking to dozens of witnesses, and spending time with Mandl's community of friends and neighbors who shared their memories as well as those handed down in their families. The result is a chilling and complex exploration of how easily an ordinary citizen chose the path of evil in a climate of hate and fear.
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