Name: The Holocaust Format: Paperback
Price: 35.09 USD
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Author: Laurence Rees
ISBN: 9781541730076

Type

Physical Book

Author

Laurence Rees

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Language

English

Pages

560

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.0 x 4.1 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9781541730076

Synopsis "The Holocaust Format: Paperback "

n June 1944, Freda Wineman and her family arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi concentration and death camp. After a cursory look from an SS doctor, Freda's life was spared and her mother was sent to the gas chambers. Freda only survived because the Allies won the war -- the Nazis ultimately wanted every Jew to die. Her mother was one of millions who lost their lives because of a racist regime that believed that some human beings simply did not deserve to live -- not because of what they had done, but because of who they were. Laurence Rees has spent twenty-five years meeting the survivors and perpetrators of the Third Reich and the Holocaust. In this sweeping history, he combines this testimony with the latest academic research to investigate how history's greatest crime was possible. Rees argues that while hatred of the Jews was at the epicenter of Nazi thinking, we cannot fully understand the Holocaust without considering Nazi plans to kill millions of non-Jews as well. He also reveals that there was no single overarching blueprint for the Holocaust. Instead, a series of escalations compounded into the horror. Though Hitler was most responsible for what happened, the blame is widespread, Rees reminds us, and the effects are enduring. The Holocaust: A New History is an accessible yet authoritative account of this terrible crime. A chronological, intensely readable narrative, this is a compelling exposition of humanity's darkest moment.

Laurence Rees

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Laurence Rees (born in 1957) is a British historian, documentary filmmaker, and author of books on the atrocities committed by totalitarian states during World War II. He has been a producer and creative director at the BBC for history programs and documentary series. His works are popularly used as educational material in British schools

His works have received several awards, including a BAFTA, two International Documentary, a British Book, and two Emmys.

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