Auschwitz

作者 Laurence Rees著
出版社 Random House
出版时间 2005年1月第1版
ISBN 9780563521174
定价 225.80

内容简介

Inthiscompellingbook,highlyacclaimedauthorandbroadcasterLaurenceReestellsthedefinitivehistoryofthemostnotoriousNaziinstitutionofthemall.WediscoverhowAuschwitzevolvedfromaconcentrationcampforPolishpoliticalprisonersintothesiteofthelargestmassmurderinhistory-partdeathcamp,partconcentrationcamp,wherearoundamillionJewswerekilled.AuschwitzexaminesthementalityandmotivationsofthekeyNazidecisionmakers,andperpetratorsofappallingcrimesspeakhereforthefirsttimeaboutytheiractions.Fascinatinganddisturbingfactshavebeenuncovered-fromtheoperationofabrotheltothecorruptionthatwasrifethroughoutthecamp.ThebookdrawsonintriguingnewdocumentarymaterialfromrecentlyopenedRussianarchives,whichwillchallengemanypreviouslyacceptedarguments.Thisisthestoryofmurder,brutality,courage,excapeandsurvival,andapowerfulaccountofhowhumantragedyofsuchimmensescalecouldhavehappened.

作者简介

LaurenceReesisthewriterandproducerofthemajorBBCtelevisiondocumentaryseriesWorldWarII:BehindClosedDoors,WaroftheCentury,HorrorintheEastandAuschwitz:TheNazisandthe'FinalSolution'.HewontheBritishBookAwardforHistoryBookoftheYearin2006forhisinternationalbestsellerAuschwitz:TheNazisandthe'FinalSolution'.Rees'careerasawriterandfilmmaker,focusingontheNazisandWorldWarII,stretchesbacknearly20years.Hisbodyofworkhaswonhimseveralawards,includingaBAFTAandaGriersonAward.HewaseducatedatSolihullSchoolandOxfordUniversityandistheformerCreativeDirectorofBBCTVHistoryprogrammes.--ThistextreferstothePaperbackedition.

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