The Saboteur of Auschwitz: A British POW's Eyewitness Account by Colin Rushton - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781787833296. Publisher: Summersdale. Overview. The Saboteur of Auschwitz is Colin Rushton's harrowing, true account of British soldier Arthur Dodd's imprisonment in Auschwitz. Captured in 1942, Dodd endured starvation, forced labour and brutal beatings, yet refused to be broken. He quietly sabotaged German industrial work, risked execution to help starving Jewish prisoners, and supported a partisan resistance network. This paperback memoir is powerful, unflinching wartime testimony for readers who value courage and historical truth.. About the Book. In 1942, young British soldier Arthur Dodd was taken prisoner by the German Army and transported to the town the Nazis renamed Auschwitz. What followed was fourteen months inside one of history's most notorious camps: relentless hard labour, near-starvation rations, and savage violence from his captors. Yet Dodd's story is not simply one of suffering — it is one of quiet, dangerous defiance. He deliberately sabotaged machinery and production lines used for the German war effort, smuggled food and comfort to starving Jewish prisoners at enormous personal risk, and lent his support to a partisan group plotting a mass breakout from the camp.. Colin Rushton, who worked closely with Dodd to record his testimony, brings clarity and deep respect for his subject to this account, presented here in a Summersdale paperback edition for a new generation of readers. The narrative sits alongside other acclaimed Auschwitz survivor accounts, offering readers of titles such as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Librarian of Auschwitz another essential, first-hand perspective — this time from a British serviceman rather than a camp inmate. It is an important complement to the wider historical record of the camp, told with sensitivity and respect for the millions who did not survive.. Authentic, first-hand eyewitness testimony from a British Auschwitz POW. Reveals a lesser-told strand of H