{"product_id":"the-holocaust-a-new-history-paperback","title":"The Holocaust: A New History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Rees\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003en 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust: A New History\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Rees\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning historian and documentary film maker, and author of \u003ci\u003eAuschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHolocaust\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by PublicAffairs. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771688812832,"sku":"9781541730076","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e7e998fa9cecdeac6b5a39c8c6b9b7d.webp?v=1780391023","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-holocaust-a-new-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}