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The Auschwitz Chapter
The Auschwitz Chapter is an historically complete, precise and definitive account of what took place at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, where crimes against humanity were perpetrated by Nazis against Jews, Slavs, Roma, political prisoners, homosexuals, and artists. And all humanity. This Auschwitz Chapter is taken from Lee Vidor's novel, Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song, which is an historically accurate fictional account of Europe under Nazi Occupation. Even though The Auschwitz Chapter is only a concise single chapter in the novel, more than 2 years were spent researching every existing published eyewitness account of imprisonment at Auschwitz, in order to ensure complete accuracy. It is not suitable for reading by those under 18 years of age. Many more reviews of Lee Vidor books can be found at Lee Vidor ‘I believe I missed no eyewitness testimonies and that the account here given is absolutely accurate in every detail. It is the most specific and accurate description of events and processes at Auschwitz which exists. Every single detail in The Auschwitz Chapter has been confirmed from more than one eyewitness source, from photographic evidence and court documents. I believe it is the single most reliable and harrowing piece of literary writing ever done on the subject of the events which took place in the Nazi concentration camps during World War II.’ Although fictional, the piece contains many precise facts which are extremely difficult to uncover and which are coherently gathered together nowhere else with such accuracy and completeness. Herein lies its enduring value. The Auschwitz Chapter is available for publication, completely free of charge, to all academic text book publishers anywhere in the world, who wish to publish it unedited in an educational text. It can be read free of charge in its entirety on LeeVidor Dot com. Please This book is subject to attacks by holocaust deniers. A careful reading of any peculiar review for hidden motive is recommended. 'Those who deny Auschwitz would be ready to remake it.' Primo Levi. About The Auschwitz If Holocaust deniers have managed to persuade you to ask 'Did the Holocaust happen?', then here is the exact and accurate truth of Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the concise and authentic story of what happened in Auschwitz, and in other Nazi concentration camps during World War II. The Auschwitz Chapter will inform you precisely of what was done, how it was done, where it was done, and precisely by whom. And it will give your their reasons for doing it. It will also tell you what it means to the world. You will read the absolute and specific truth. Every detail of the process. You won't have to doubt or wonder about it any longer. It will be the most valuable time you have ever spent on the subject because you will have learned not only about Auschwitz and about human nature, but also about the true nature of Holocaust deniers and revisionists. About Lee Lee Vidor is the original source of the astonishing Shakespeare-X Message. Lee Vidor is the author of the novel cycle, 20th Century Bohemians and Angels, which is an expansive cycle of literary novels which follows and dramatizes the development of Modernism among the great writers, artists and bohemians of the 20th Century.
133 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 15, 2011
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Lee Vidor
7 books3 followersWriter, Conceptual Artist, Cartoon Angel.
Messenger of William Shakespeare as the
original source of the Shakespeare-X Message.
Scourge of academia.
Troublemaker.
Messenger of William Shakespeare as the
original source of the Shakespeare-X Message.
Scourge of academia.
Troublemaker.
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February 10, 2012
Many reviewers have mentioned the strength of this novel to be the description of Auschwitz but I found main story line to be more compelling. It is the story of French Resistance fighters. Seven in ten of them died. They fought for an outcome most of them never saw. They are unsung heroes and while the work is fictitious, the facts are true.
October 17, 2011
Vivid, horrifying narration of "life" in Auschwitz. It was difficult to keep reading but impossible to put down. I feel compelled to read more by Lee Vidor.
February 5, 2012
"Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song" by Lee Vidor
5*****
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*In Ms. Vidors prologue she states "that although the characters are fictional virtually every specific incident this story is fully documented as having occurred in occupied Europe during WW2." She goes on to thank Dina Mironovna Wasserman, for her written eyewitness testimony of what took place at Babi Yar Ravine in Kiev, Ukraine on September 29-30, 1941. From the over 30,000 brutally slain in that two day period, she was the lone survior.
The title comes from a poem that she has, I assume, written & given the honor to one of the Sonderkommandos as having scratched above the burning furnace at Auschwitz. He would of been one, who for a moment, retained a shred a shred of humanity in a world where evil rules. Sonderkommandos, fellow Jews given a few extra rations to handle the unthinkable death chores Auschwitz required, such as putting "freight" straight from the showers, (after been picked over for useful materials such as gold teeth, skin for lamp shades, hair for felt, bones for their minerals, contraband in or upon ones corpse) then efficiently hooked into the the blazing furnaces. "This metal door will not keep us in silence We will not remain shut inside these flames Under total eclipse. Tear down the skies Put out the stars Let no birds fly over Auschwitz Let there be no singing here Let nothing exsist in this place Through all the ages of man to come Except the awesome grief Of what has been learned here Let nothing grow at Auschwitz Nothing Except the will never to forget Never Of the darkness in the human heart Ours Which can put out even the sun Forever"
This book was very intense. It was a very hard read only due to the subject matter & it's a vivid retelling in the hands of Lee Vidor. She holds nothing back, no sugarcoating here. But her words are magical, like a song. It is, at it's heart, a love story. And a story of heroes and patriots. The setting is a small coastal town in France Cherbourg, France, very strategic for the German occupiers. The story is about the people of this small town, who have known one another for a lifetime, but this war changes everything & everyone. Our hero & heroine are Ellen Provost, a young schoolteacher who has lost her husband & young son in the early stage of the war & can find no meaning in life. Paul Giraud, a member of The French Resistance has been sent from Paris to Cherbourg for his own safety & to start up a splinter cell along with his Parisian friend, Marc. It is the story of Suzanne, Ellens beloved, playful sister. She is thought to be "loose" by many but her loyalty is the true testament of her character. Rachels story is the testimony of what occurred at Babi Yar Ravine. Hard to stomach. Ruth, ahhhh, poor Ruth. Many times I had to just put this book down and breathe. But at the same time I feel the authors love and tenderness emanate through every word. She was invested 100% through their greatest joy down to their ultimate, inevitable, overwhelming, sorrow. She makes you love, as much as she does, some of these townspeople of Cherbourg. Fighting so valiantly a war that no chance of success, except in ones own moral conscious. I wonder, would I, could I, ever be so brave? Not in my mind or my heart. But in real action. THATS why we read things like this and we say....Never Forget....so no one is ever put to that kind of test. Never. No One. This is one I will never forget.
5*****
Amazon Kindle $3.99
leevidor.com
One can also purchase "The Auschwitz Chapter for .99
*In Ms. Vidors prologue she states "that although the characters are fictional virtually every specific incident this story is fully documented as having occurred in occupied Europe during WW2." She goes on to thank Dina Mironovna Wasserman, for her written eyewitness testimony of what took place at Babi Yar Ravine in Kiev, Ukraine on September 29-30, 1941. From the over 30,000 brutally slain in that two day period, she was the lone survior.
The title comes from a poem that she has, I assume, written & given the honor to one of the Sonderkommandos as having scratched above the burning furnace at Auschwitz. He would of been one, who for a moment, retained a shred a shred of humanity in a world where evil rules. Sonderkommandos, fellow Jews given a few extra rations to handle the unthinkable death chores Auschwitz required, such as putting "freight" straight from the showers, (after been picked over for useful materials such as gold teeth, skin for lamp shades, hair for felt, bones for their minerals, contraband in or upon ones corpse) then efficiently hooked into the the blazing furnaces. "This metal door will not keep us in silence We will not remain shut inside these flames Under total eclipse. Tear down the skies Put out the stars Let no birds fly over Auschwitz Let there be no singing here Let nothing exsist in this place Through all the ages of man to come Except the awesome grief Of what has been learned here Let nothing grow at Auschwitz Nothing Except the will never to forget Never Of the darkness in the human heart Ours Which can put out even the sun Forever"
This book was very intense. It was a very hard read only due to the subject matter & it's a vivid retelling in the hands of Lee Vidor. She holds nothing back, no sugarcoating here. But her words are magical, like a song. It is, at it's heart, a love story. And a story of heroes and patriots. The setting is a small coastal town in France Cherbourg, France, very strategic for the German occupiers. The story is about the people of this small town, who have known one another for a lifetime, but this war changes everything & everyone. Our hero & heroine are Ellen Provost, a young schoolteacher who has lost her husband & young son in the early stage of the war & can find no meaning in life. Paul Giraud, a member of The French Resistance has been sent from Paris to Cherbourg for his own safety & to start up a splinter cell along with his Parisian friend, Marc. It is the story of Suzanne, Ellens beloved, playful sister. She is thought to be "loose" by many but her loyalty is the true testament of her character. Rachels story is the testimony of what occurred at Babi Yar Ravine. Hard to stomach. Ruth, ahhhh, poor Ruth. Many times I had to just put this book down and breathe. But at the same time I feel the authors love and tenderness emanate through every word. She was invested 100% through their greatest joy down to their ultimate, inevitable, overwhelming, sorrow. She makes you love, as much as she does, some of these townspeople of Cherbourg. Fighting so valiantly a war that no chance of success, except in ones own moral conscious. I wonder, would I, could I, ever be so brave? Not in my mind or my heart. But in real action. THATS why we read things like this and we say....Never Forget....so no one is ever put to that kind of test. Never. No One. This is one I will never forget.
December 30, 2013
I only gave it three stars not because it was poorly written or anything like that, I gave it three because of the nature of the book. It describes in graphic detail the ex terminations at Auschwitz. It is incredibly graphic and if you have a soul your skin will crawl and you will feel a deep sense if grief and even guilt for the victims of the holocaust. Yes I rated it three stars but that does not mean I don't think you should read it, because you should!! Yes we know it was awful, but for myself reading the gory details made me realize how there are no words that can adequately describe the horror that occurred. It was a shameful, horrible, cruel, inhumane, soulless thing. I might even have nightmares. Just read it! It's short and painfully to the point. It's good to be reminded why we cannot forget this, or ever allow this level of evil to ever creep back in our world. So yes I gave it three stars, how can I rate a horrible thing 5 stars? That feels wrong.
November 7, 2011
Amazing book, told from the victem's POV.
February 21, 2023
Under Total Eclipse We will Tremble like Birds Without Song: The Auschwitz Chapter: Europe Under Nazi Occupation 1941-1944 is by Lee Vidor. This is an interesting book and one that is definitely and unfortunately true. It is brutal and honest in its depictions of what happened in Europe during World War II. Unfortunately, this period of history also shows the depraved depths mankind can stoop to in his attempt to take over the world.
This book consists of excerpts from Lee Vidor’s books. The first section is about the process of killing in Auschwitz from the time a victim is taken from their home until their burning. It shows a young girl, Anna, who stands for everyone. She just wanted to walk in the sunshine once more; but was arrested and put on a train to Auschwitz. We talk with her through the entire process. It is a chilling depiction.
The second section is about the killings at Babi Yar. It is based on the testimony of Dina Mironovna Pronicheva nee Vasserman who was the only known survivor of 33,771 people murdered at Babi Yar on September 29-30, 1941. Her description leading to the ravine and then what happened to her is very vivid and told without emotion, although the emotion definitely comes through.
The final section is an excerpt from a novel in which we meet Ellen and her sister Suzanne who both have to make a decision on whether or not to sit by and be passive or risk everything and be an active resister. .
This book consists of excerpts from Lee Vidor’s books. The first section is about the process of killing in Auschwitz from the time a victim is taken from their home until their burning. It shows a young girl, Anna, who stands for everyone. She just wanted to walk in the sunshine once more; but was arrested and put on a train to Auschwitz. We talk with her through the entire process. It is a chilling depiction.
The second section is about the killings at Babi Yar. It is based on the testimony of Dina Mironovna Pronicheva nee Vasserman who was the only known survivor of 33,771 people murdered at Babi Yar on September 29-30, 1941. Her description leading to the ravine and then what happened to her is very vivid and told without emotion, although the emotion definitely comes through.
The final section is an excerpt from a novel in which we meet Ellen and her sister Suzanne who both have to make a decision on whether or not to sit by and be passive or risk everything and be an active resister. .
August 25, 2011
I'm not sure I'm glad I wrote this book.
It's so shocking and just plain mortifying.
It's an Amazon bestseller though.
People will be reading this for a hundred years and weeping with shock.
I suppose somebody had to write the authentic story of Auschwitz..
But I'm not sure it had to be me.
I'll read this again each year.
Whenever I can find the strength.
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