Vienna, 1939. Nazi police capture simple craftsman Gustav Kleinmann and his son Fritz and send them to Buchenwald, where they endure torture, starvation and the grueling work of building a concentration camp. A year later, their bond is put to the ultimate test when Gustav is sent to Auschwitz—essentially a death sentence—and Fritz, with no thought for his own survival, follows his father. Based on Gustav's secret diary and meticulous archival research, this book tells for the first time an incredible story of courage and survival unparalleled in the history of the Holocaust. “The Boy Who Followed His Father to Auschwitz” is a reminder of the worst and the best in people, the power of family love and the strength of the human spirit.