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KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps | Nikolaus Wachsmann
The first comprehensive history of the Nazi concentration camps In a landmark work of history, Nikolaus Wachsmann offers an unprecedented, integrated account of the Nazi concentration camps from their inception in 1933 through their demise, seventy years ago, in the spring of 1945. The Third Reich has been studied in more depth than virtually any other period in history, and yet until now there has been no history of the camp system that tells the full story of its broad development and the everyday experiences of its inhabitants, both perpetrators and victims, and all those living in what Primo Levi called "the gray zone." In KL, Wachsmann fills this glaring gap in our understanding. He not only synthesizes a new generation of scholarly work, much of it untranslated and unknown outside of Germany, but also presents startling revelations, based on many years of archival research, about the functioning and scope of the camp system. Examining, close up, life and death inside the camps, and adopting a wider lens to show how the camp system was shaped by changing political, legal, social, economic, and military forces, Wachsmann produces a unified picture of the Nazi regime and its camps that we have never seen before. A boldly ambitious work of deep importance, KL is destined to be a classic in the history of the twentieth century.
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Hollie
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Beginning this chunskter nonfiction today in between sessions at professional development.

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Oblomov26
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This is brilliantly researched, detailed and comprehensive in its treatment of the Nazi Concentration Camps which also makes it a difficult read. I find myself dipping in listening for an hour or two and then trying to find something more enjoyable. What a friend refers to as a broccoli read - good for you but not necessarily enjoyable

JennyM I love that - a 🥦 read! 6y
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that_danny_mac
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Probably the most well researched book on Nazi Concentration Camps ever written. At least in the last decade. Not as daunting as I initially thought it would be, though at times it could be a little dry. Given the shear amount of information that can be expected. Well worth the read if WW2, or German history interests you in any way.

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MrBook
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This was the last pair of #audiobooks I had gotten through #Audible's 2-for-1-credit sale. I've seen these 2 books so many times in stores & now I was able to afford them 😁👏🏻👏🏻! Looking forward to listening to these (hopefully) in 2017 😊👍🏻. Either one stick out to you?

Hooked_on_books I read The Immortal Irishman last summer. It's quite good! I like Egan. His The Big Burn was terrific. 8y
WW2Reads KL is definitely on my TBR list! 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
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Alisnazzy
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When you're looking for your voter ID card in an old wallet and find a full gift card to Barnes & Noble. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

the.bookish.valkyrie That is a truly beautiful occurrence! I wish that would happen to me! 8y
britt_brooke That's awesome! 8y
Alisnazzy @Valkyrie923 normally that kind of thing would never happen to me. I'm usually really unlucky, so I'm waiting for something bad to happen to put life back in balance lol 8y
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britt_brooke The Witness Wore Red is pretty good. 👍🏻👍🏻 8y
Alisnazzy @britt_brooke it definitely looks intriguing. And it was a bargain book so I'm doubly excited about it! 8y
britt_brooke Even better!! 8y
ImaginativeMom Whoop!! 8y
Jellybeanbon All of these look great. Let us know how they were when you're done reading v 8y
MemoirsForMe Yesssss! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 8y
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