‘Was Sylt a labour camp or a concentration camp?’ Anne asked. ‘I can never remember the difference.’ ‘It was run by the SS. It followed a policy of Vernichtung durch Arbeit, which means “extermination through work”. There was almost no chance of survival.’ ‘So it was a concentration camp.’ Elkin frowned. ‘You could say that the entire island was a concentration camp. More than forty thousand people died. They’re buried all over Alderney, but mainly in the area of Longis Common.’
