'Chilling... an important read' - Financial Times
'Fascinating but disturbing' - Daily Mail
'A remarkably powerful collection' - Daily Telegraph
'An incredible, well-written, must-read book' - Glasgow Evening Times
'A lasting contribution to our understanding of the Second World War and a powerful insight into the behaviour of human beings in crisis' - Independent
Laurence Rees is an award-winning documentary maker and historian has been studying with certain unanswered questions, such as:
How could the Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range? How was it possible to endure the torment of a Nazi death camp? How was it so easy for Japanese soldiers to rape and murder on such a terrifying scale?
A series of interviews with various people that were there during some of the most gruesome events in the Second World War, telling their stories, how they felt, how they did not hesitate and what they felt after the disasters and horrific things they caused. Some of them react calmly, they have no regrets, because of the propaganda spread throughout the world and through each country, encouraging people to be part of the war.
We are introduced to the interviews by Laurence Rees, explaining how she was searching for answers, answers that would make people understand what each person involved in the war felt, and the answers that were not given by other historians.
In each of the interviews she describes the appearance of the person, their reactions to different questions, to different descriptions of her studies. As they answer, most of the people are calm, answering crisply. Most of them show little emotion when they are explaining the events.
An emotional book that shows the horrors of the Second World War with clear and concise descriptions, horrific tales filled with honesty, showing what they went through.
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