The Chemistry of Auschwitz: The Technology and Toxicology of Zyklon B and the Gas Chambers – A Crime-Scene Investigation

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After some preliminary research on how the active ingredient in Zyklon B reacts with masonry, and how stable the resulting compounds are, defense lawyers asked me in 1991 to prepare an expert report on what that means for mass-gassing claims at Auschwitz. The resulting study was introduced in a number of German and Swiss court cases in subsequent years. This expert report was later expanded into a book which I keep up-to-date with occasional new editions. This is the 2020 edition.

This study documents forensic research on Auschwitz, where material traces and their interpretation reign supreme. Most of the claimed crime scenes – the claimed homicidal gas chambers – are still accessible to forensic examination to some degree. This book addresses questions such as: How were these gas chambers configured? How did they operate? In addition, the infamous Zyklon B can also be examined. What exactly was it? How does it kill? Does it leave traces in masonry that can be found still today? The author also discusses in depth similar forensic research conducted by other scholars.

4th ed., 454 pages, more than 120 color and over 100 b&w illustrations, biblio­graphy, index. (Holocaust Handbooks, Vol. #2)
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