Into That Darkness

From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder

Gitta Sereny

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Pimlico
29 September 1995

Biography; Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; European history; The Holocaust; Second World War; Fascism & Nazism

The biography of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp - a classic and utterly compelling study of evil.

The biography of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp - a classic and utterly compelling study of evil

Only

four men commanded Nazi extermination (as opposed to concentration)

camps. Franz Stangl was one of the. Gitta Sereny's investigation of this

man's mind, and of the influences which shaped him, has become a

classic. Stangl commanded Treblinka and was found guilty of

co-responsibility for the slaughter there of at least 900, 000 people.

Sereny, after weeks of talk with him and months of further research,

shows us this man as he saw himself, and 'as he was seen by many others,

including his wife.

To horrify is not Sereny's aim, though

horror is inevitable. She is seeking an answer to the question which

beggars reason- How were human beings turned into instruments of such

overwhelming evil?

Gitta Sereny is of Hungarian-Austrian extraction and is trilingual in

English, French and German. During the Second World War she became a

social worker, caring for war-damaged children in France. She gave

hundreds of lectures in schools and colleges in America and, when the

war ended, she worked as a Child Welfare Officer in UNRRA displaced

persons' camps in Germany. In 1949 she married the American Vogue

photographer Don Honeyman and settled in London, where they brought up a

son and a daughter and where she began her career as a journalist.

Her

journalistic work was of great variety but focussed particularly on the

Third Reich and troubled children. She wrote mainly for the Daily Telegraph Magazine, the Sunday Times, The Times, the Independent and the Independent on Sunday Review. She also contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines around the world.

Her books include- The Medallion, a novel; The Invisible Children, on child prostitution; Into That Darkness; and a biographical examination of Albert Speer. Gitta Sereny died in June 2012

By: Gitta Sereny
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 401g
ISBN: 9780712674478
ISBN 10: 0712674470
Pages: 379
Publication Date: 29 September 1995
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Into That Darkness: From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder

"An epic examination of a Nazi war criminal * Guardian * The most gripping and illuminating account of Nazi genocide that I have read, shedding light, as she intended, on ""a whole dimension of reactions and behaviour we have never yet understood"" -- Stephen Vizinczey * Sunday Telegraph * She takes us sharply and deeply into the hierarchy of the death camps; the methods used; the experiences of the very few survivors, both inmates and guards -- Philip Toynbee * Observer * It is no exaggeration to call it a masterpiece -- Michael Hilton * Daily Telegraph *"