Corpse for a Mattress is an aggressive book title for a reason. These are the words of Harry Rentel, a man born to a Jewish mother, who would survive unspeakable horror, at the hands of the Nazis during World War II. Harry's story, during his internment in multiple concentration camps, is of one of sheer survival. He exited the concentration camps and witnessed a devastated Europe. Millions had been killed in the concentration camps by the Germans. Somehow Harry survived.