In what has come to be known as the Auschwitz Protocol, Wetzler (1918-1988) and a fellow escapee provided rare documentation of the horrors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp. Their smuggled report, said by British historian Sir Martin Gilbert to have saved the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews, is appended along with other documents. The rest of the book, translated from the Slovak and featuring photos, is a memoir written in the third person in novel-like form to incorporate additional eyewitness accounts. Várnai is at the U. of Cambridge. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)