Auschwitz: A New History by Laurence Rees Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Auschwitz: A New History
Book Review: A new perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
I love how this book explores the ways in which events leading up to the holocaust had a great impact on the ultimate end. It is written in a compelling and graphic manner that make the reader actually think and realize the implications of past, current, and future possibilities of recurrance.Book Review: The answer to "Why"?
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is not for the squeemish of today's world. Aushchwitz: A New History, is just that, New. It reveals new insights regarding the phychological reasoning as to how Auschwitz and the other death camps evolved and why. The survivor's memories conveyed in this book allows the reader understand the complete brutality of what humans can do to one another when placed in humiliating and deadly conditions. As a humanist, the brutal descriptions in the book made me ill. The fact is that only 60 years ago the Nazis set back the human condition about 2500 years. Time and time again we hear "We must never forget" about what happened during the holocaust. This book answers the reasons as to why we must never forget.Book Review: A Haunting Sadness
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an incredible book, as well as the PBS Series. I have read so much on the Holocaust, but oh, does this book ever bring out things beyond belief. How can time ever begin to lessen such pain and horrors?
As Mr. Matlock, a previous reviewer here has also pointed out, I was totally aghast by the attitudes of the former Nazi soldiers interviewed in recent years, who had no remorse whatsoever for their deeds, and STILL firmly believe that what they did was needed. All the MORE reason why the world needs
to be reminded of what hate forever destroys.
Book Review: Readable History
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good history of Auschwitz. It's the companion to the PBS/BBC series. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know what happened there; how rational people come to participate in an irrational idea. This is a book to give to anyone who says that the Holocaust didn't happen. Book Review: Industrial Strength Killing
Summary: 5 Stars
Innumerable books have talked about Auschwitz, but this is the first time that I've seen a whole book about it. The detail in this book is incredible. A surprising part of the book is the current attitude of the guards that were interviewed. They do not give the standard only following orders but still believe that the monstrous acts they performed were proper.
The book covers every aspect from the basic decisions to establish Auschwitz, to the transportation system, to the social impacts. This book has a wealth of information and is extremely well written.