The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather Summary
Overview of The Volunteer
Witold Pilecki voluntarily entered Auschwitz to expose Nazi atrocities. This Costa Book Award winner reveals how one Polish hero risked everything, only to be thwarted not by Nazis, but by Allied indifference. Sebastian Junger calls it "breathtakingly researched" and "compelling."
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When One Man Walked Willingly Into Hell
September 19, 1940. While most people in occupied Warsaw desperately tried to avoid Nazi roundups, Witold Pilecki did something incomprehensible-he deliberately positioned himself to be arrested. This wasn't desperation or madness. It was a calculated military operation. Pilecki, a 38-year-old Polish cavalry officer, had volunteered for a mission so audacious it seemed suicidal: infiltrate Auschwitz, gather intelligence, and organize resistance from inside. As SS guards shoved him into a freight car with sixty others, he whispered to his sister-in-law: "Report back that the order is done." Within days, he would become prisoner 4859, stripped of his name, his hair, even two teeth knocked out during processing. But he carried something the Nazis couldn't confiscate-a mission that would make him one of history's most extraordinary witnesses to evil.
The Machinery of Dehumanization
Bearing Witness to the Unthinkable
The World's Deafening Silence
Breaking Free, Carrying the Weight
The Cruelest Betrayal
A Light That Couldn't Be Extinguished
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Cree par des anciens de Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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