(PDF) The Chemistry of Auschwitz – The Technology and Toxicology by Rudolf

This is the PDF eBook version for The Chemistry of Auschwitz – The Technology and Toxicology of Zyklon B and the Gas Chambers – A Crime-Scene Investigation by Germar Rudolf

Table of Contents

Preface, p. 9
1. Prelude, p. 15
1.1. Slow Death in U.S. Gas Chambers, p. 15
1.2. Hydrogen Cyanide – a Dangerous Poison, p. 19
1.3. The Acid That Causes Blue Stains, p. 27
2. The Coup, p. 31
2.1. Fred Leuchter on Auschwitz and Majdanek, p. 31
2.2. First Reactions, p. 34
2.3. Attempts at Refutation and Their Assessment, p. 35
3. No Politics, p. 41
4. A Brief History of Forensic Examinations of Auschwitz, p. 43
4.1. Introduction, p. 43
4.2. The Moral Obligation of Forensic Examination, p. 43
4.3. A Definition of Forensic Science, p. 45
4.4. Forensic Science and Auschwitz, p. 46
5. Auschwitz, p. 53
5.1. On the History of the Camp, p. 53
5.2. Epidemics and the Defense against Them, p. 68
5.3. “Gas Chamber” in the Auschwitz I Main Camp, p. 90
5.4. “Gas Chambers” in the Birkenau Camp, p. 107
5.5. Construction Conclusions, p. 176
5.6. Missing Documents, p. 179
6. Formation and Stability of Iron Blue, p. 181
6.1. Introduction, p. 181
6.2. Instances of Disfigured Buildings, p. 181
6.3. Properties of Hydrogen Cyanide, HCN, p. 185
6.4. Composition of Iron Blue, p. 187
6.5. Formation of Iron Blue, p. 190
6.6. Stability of Iron Blue, p. 204
6.7. Influence of Various Building Materials, p. 216
7. Zyklon B for the Killing of Human Beings, p. 227
7.1. Toxicological Effect of HCN, p. 227
7.2. Evaporation Characteristics of Zyklon B, p. 236
7.3. The Gassing of Human Beings, p. 240
8. Evaluation of Chemical Analyses, p. 299
8.1. Test Sample Taking and Description, p. 299
8.2. Analytical Methods, p. 300
8.3. Evaluation of Analytical Results, p. 303
8.4. Discussion of the Analysis Results, p. 336
9. Conclusions, p. 363
9.1. Overview, p. 363
9.2. On Chemistry, p. 365
9.3. On Construction Technology, p. 365
10. Research Desiderata, p. 367
10.1. Point of Departure, p. 367
10.2. Forensic Archeology, p. 367
10.3. Forensic Analytical Chemistry, p. 368
11. Acknowledgements, p. 371
Biographical Notes on the Author, p. 374
Censorship, p. 376
12. Appendices, p. 379
12.1. Lists, p. 379
12.2. Excerpts from Statements by Horst Fischer, p. 387
12.3. Documents, p. 397
12.4. Bibliography, p. 417
12.5. Index, p. 435