“What I write is simple, frank and truthful…” Father Konrad Szweda’s Camp Egodocuments

The history of Upper Silesia is related to the activities of Silesian priest Konrad Szweda, a victim of persecutions by two totalitarian systems in Central Europe: German Nazism and Soviet communism.
This book contains previously unknown letters and secret correspondence of Fr. Konrad Szweda, and as such allows readers to enhance their knowledge of the literature of personal documents relating to World War II.
Fr. Konrad Szweda’s letters and other ego-documents are part of an anthology of invaluable source texts on the human spirit in "inhuman times", a period when moral values ​​were threatened by total depreciation. Among the extant documents of this type these are distinguished by priesthood, and thus, among other aspects, constitute historical material for further research on the history of the clergy. Biographical details and factual nuances reveal surprising paradoxes and forgotten contexts and facts, shatter established stereotypes, and inspire a deepened insight into the complex fabric of the past.