The Nazis: A Warning from History [book]

by Laurence Rees

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Following the success of Rees' bestselling Auschwitz, this substantially revised and updated edition of The Nazis - A Warning from History tells the powerfully gripping story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich.
During a 16-year period, acclaimed author and documentary-maker Laurence Rees met and interviewed a large number of former Nazis, and his unique insights into the Nazi psyche and World War 2 received enormous praise.
At the heart of the book lies show more compelling eyewitness accounts of life under Adolf Hitler, spoken through the words of those who experienced the Nazi regime at every level of society. An extensive new section on the Nazi/Soviet war (previously published in Rees' War of the Century) provides a chilling insight into Nazi mentality during the most bloody conflict in history.
Described as one of the greatest documentary series of all times The Nazis - A Warning from History won a host of awards, including a BAFTA and an International Documentary Award.
© Laurence Rees 1997 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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This is the BBC series in book form. Same narrative, same photos and images. Good material. It featured lots of interviews of a wide sample of participants in the war; many who were strangely unapologetic of their actions.
During the past 16 years, acclaimed author and documentary-maker, Laurence Rees has met and interviewed a large number of former Nazis, and his insights into the Nazi psyche and the Second World War have received enormous praise. Following the success of Rees's bestselling "Auschwitz", this substantially revised and updated edition of "The Nazis - A Warning from History" tells the powerfully story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. At the heart of the book lie eyewitness accounts of life under Adolf Hitler, spoken through the words of those who experienced the Nazi regime at every level of society. An extensive new section on the Nazi/Soviet war (previously published in Rees's "War of the Century") provides a chilling insight into show more Nazi mentality. Described as 'one of the greatest documentary series of all times', "The Nazis - A Warning from History" won a host of awards, including a Bafta and an International Documentary Award. The accompanying book broke new ground in our understanding of the Nazi regime and was praised for 'getting to the heart of the most troubling and elusive questions of Germany before and during World War Two'. show less
Rees baseert zijn meer beschouwende stukken over de Tweede Wereldoorlog in dit boek op feiten en ooggetuigenverslagen opgetekend in interviews die hij hield met diverse mensen uit oost en west: een ijzersterke combinatie die tot interessante gevolgtrekkingen leidt. Zo leren we dat de nazi's allerminst gestructureerd te werk gingen en dat een gebrek aan moed om af te wijken en risico's te nemen een belangrijke reden was voor het ontbreken van steun voor verzet tegen de nazi's (lijkt erg voor de hand liggend, maar Rees weet het als een nieuw inzicht te beschrijven).
Minpuntje in dit boek, gebaseerd op de tv-serie 'The nazi's, a warning from history', is dat het morele oordeel er soms wat dik bovenop ligt en dat is niet nodig want wat show more geschreven staat spreekt voor zich. show less

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Laurence Rees is the former head of BBC History and an award-winning filmmaker of historical documentary series such as the Peabody-winning Nazis: A Warning from History. He is also the author of Auschwitz, which won History Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and is the world's bestselling history of the camp.

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The Nazis: A Warning from History [book]
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2. verdenskrig
Related movies
The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997 | IMDb)
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History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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943.086History & geographyHistory of EuropeCentral Europe: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech, Poland, HungaryHistorical periods of GermanyGermany 1866-Third Reich 1933-1945
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DD256.5 .R3846History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaGermanyHistory of GermanyHistoryBy periodModern, 1519-19th-20th centuriesRevolution and Republic, 1918-Hitler, 1933-1945. National socialismPeriod of World War II, 1939-1945
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