The Death's Head Chess Club (Paperback, Export/Airside)


SS Obersturmfuhrer Paul Meissner arrives in Auschwitz from the Russian front. After being badly wounded he is fit only for administrative duty and his first and most pressing task is to improve flagging camp morale.

He sets up a chess club which thrives, as the officers and enlisted men are allowed to gamble on the results of the games. However, when Meissner learns from a chance remark that chess is also played by the prisoners he hears of a Jewish watchmaker who is 'unbeatable'.

Meissner sets out to discover the truth behind this rumour and what he finds will haunt him to his death...


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SS Obersturmfuhrer Paul Meissner arrives in Auschwitz from the Russian front. After being badly wounded he is fit only for administrative duty and his first and most pressing task is to improve flagging camp morale.

He sets up a chess club which thrives, as the officers and enlisted men are allowed to gamble on the results of the games. However, when Meissner learns from a chance remark that chess is also played by the prisoners he hears of a Jewish watchmaker who is 'unbeatable'.

Meissner sets out to discover the truth behind this rumour and what he finds will haunt him to his death...

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Atlantic Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

March 2015

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

Authors

Dimensions

209 x 148 x 31mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

387

Edition

Export/Airside

ISBN-13

978-1-78239-311-5

Barcode

9781782393115

Categories

LSN

1-78239-311-0



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