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The Nazis: A Warning from History Paperback – April 1, 1999

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Published in conjunction with the History Channel and the BBC, this prizewinning volume, now back in print, contains previously unpublished material and photographs documenting the reality of life under Nazi rule and the evolution of the ruthless slaughter of millions of people in Germany.

In this handsome edition, BBC producer and renowned historian Laurence Rees has collected the testimonies of more than fifty eyewitnesses, many of whom were committed Nazis, free to tell their stories only after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Rees offers us the compelling voices of soldiers and civilians rarely heard from―including a remorseless Lithuanian soldier who shot five hundred people and then went out to lunch, and the anguished older sister of a ten-year-old developmentally disabled boy selected for "immunization injection" (a fatal dose of morphine) at a children's hospital. These materials cast a harsh new light on the rise and fall of the Third Reich.



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"A chilling crash course on the Nazi's chaotic rule." ―Publishers Weekly

"An outstandingly crisp, coherent account of Hitler's rise to power." ―
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"Brilliant oral history." ―
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About the Author

Laurence Rees, writer and producer of the BBC television series The Nazis, is the creative director of history programs for BBC Television. He lives in London.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The New Press; Illustrated edition (April 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 156584551X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565845510
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014
I have read 280 books on wwii and the Nazis. This ,by far, is the most interesting and best explanation Ihave ever read of the period covered from 1920 to 1946. It provides a strategic telling of the story along with many first hand experiences of individuals who lived through the many events described. I can really understand why the BBC chose to make this book into a program on their history channel. This book is in a class by itself and amazingly does this in less than 300 pages. You owe it to yourself to read this if you want to understand the whole time from 1920 to 1946.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020
If you’re studying about Hitler’s abysmal WWII leadership from 1941-1945, this author’s academic study of how so many others still “idolized” him is an informative read. Lesson #1: Anti-Semitism was rampant in Europe. Hitler was just one of millions in post-WWI who blamed the Jews (and the Bolsheviks) for losing the war. Lesson #2: Hitler allowed other senior military officers to fill in the blanks with critical strategies, like invading West (?) and what to do with the Jews. This set free brutal conduct within all levels of the Nazi party. Lesson #3: He exemplifies exactly what you’d expect from a certifiably crazy but charismatic dictator. Chaos and confusion reigned until he killed himself in April 1945.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013
An interesting review of one of the worst eras of humanity. Recommended reading ... the TV version is worth viewing too.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2010
Great job by the producers. Very real and chilling. I'm afraid though that mankind has not thus far shown that we learn from history. It is imperitive that we begin to.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017
Wonderful companion book to a wonderful 'series.'
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2000
For the serious history student interested in a quick cold-water style immersion in an excellent though disturbing look at the murderous excesses of the Nazi years, this startling book provides a sanguine, surprising, and totally readable overview of the brutalities, torturous acts, and murder accomplished by the Germans during their 12-year reign of terror, complete with hundreds of compelling photographs. Generated as a companion tome to a History Channel documentary, this is a good introduction to the scope and breadth of a mind-boggling range of Nazi atrocities perpetrated not only on European Jews, but also to the infirm, mentally impaired, and to anyone else they had motivation to exterminate. From the early acts of euthanasia of its own `infirm' and "undesirables" to the systeamtic and publicly witnessed clubbing murder of hundreds of Jews in the streets of 'liberated' Latvian villages, this is a journey into the belly of the fascist beast.
This is a cautionary (and absolutely historically accurate) tale, made especially relevant in the year 2000 by the recent "ethnic cleansing" barbarism in Bosnia and Kosovo, of what can happen when people begin to surrender to the worst impulses of the social realm, and decide to ignore, or stand aside, or to pretend they just don't see where it is all leading. It has something to teach us about the very real dangers associated with unleashing the politics of hate, of what happens when ordinary citizens let other groups break the law to bully and terrorize minorities, when we let the central Government get out of control. History, as told in this excellent book, can teach us about how easily we humans succumb to subconscious evil, and seem to passively slip, almost without really deciding to, down the social and political slope to easy excuses and euphemisms, toward depravity, torture, and genocide. This is a book I highly recommend, although given its provocative and graphic photographic contents I would use caution about limiting its viewing by younger readers.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021
Well researched & well written. Excellent book!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2023
Very interesting book and a story needing to be told to each generation of readers. But, the book had been seriously damaged by a large number of cut-outs (pictures mostly, but wipe the writing on the opposite page). I mean NOT just small pics -- but half-the page, the full page. Ugh! Should have been more deeply discounted.

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Juan Manuel Abad Fernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra maestra del fotoperiodismo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Reviewed in Spain on February 20, 2021
Una recopilación de entrevistas excepcional y de alto valor documental. Ayuda a tener una información valiosa desde ambos bandos para poder tener criterio. Lo recomiendo, al igual que la primera parte.
Stijn Vandamme
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a must read
Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2020
It's not really a typical WW2 book that tells you what happened, there are plenty of other books for that.
But none will explain to you and make you have an idea what decision making process triggered those events and circumstances by which it all managed to get buy in from the population and the military.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars this book dwells into the paradox of a civilized and highly enlightened society looking the other way and subscribing to the Nazi hate campaign against humanity and the eventual HOLOCAUST
Reviewed in India on January 19, 2018
A warning from History - immensely readable " DOCUMENT" !! while there has been plethora of books on Nazis and the war ,
this book dwells into the paradox of a civilized and highly enlightened society looking the other way and subscribing to the
Nazi hate campaign against humanity and the eventual HOLOCAUST . The book succeeds in delivering a warning that history
could repeat itself in a civilized world .
Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars A different slant on the subject
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2014
This book is genuinely enlightening. It helps you see the tragedy of Germany in the 1930s through a different lens and to understand how it developed. Do you enjoy books like this - it's difficult to say but it's a good read, it increased my understanding and (in some ways) changed me.

I would recommend it for those reasons alone. Does it labour the horrors of the nazis on the East a bit, possibly, but they did happen and to us in the safe and civilised west they only seem real if laboured.

Read this book if you need to understand Nazism or if you aren't aware of the realities of the Eastern war, it reads well.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good product
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2022
bought this for my husband, he liked it, he said it was really interesting