Book presentation: The Volunteer

This historically important book and incredible true story tells the story of Polish resistance fighter Witold Pilecki's infiltration into Auschwitz in 1940 to sabotage the camp from the inside, and his life-threatening attempt to warn the Allies of the Nazis' plans before it was too late. Completely erased from history by Poland's post-war communist government, Pilecki remains virtually unknown to the world. But with new information from previously hidden diaries, family and camp survivor accounts and other sources, Jack Fairweather offers an unflinching account of survival, revenge and betrayal in humanity's darkest hours.