Review:Moorehead's accounting of the French resistance people, and especially the young women, is heart-breaking. It is hard to believe that the world went through such a horrible experience. The descriptions of the death camps by those who survived are not sugar-coated. Moorehead gives such detailed descriptions, as told by the women who lived through it, the reader fully grasps the horror. Read more

Review:Defiance by Nechama Tec is a well researched, well documented look at the hitory of the Jewish people living in Western Belarus during the events leading up to and during World War II.

Painting a vivid picture of the chaos of war, the fight for survival and the plight of a people who were nearly wiped out by the germans during their occupation of Poland through the return of the russian army at the end of the war. A Compelling look at those who refused to set quietly await death.

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Review:The most comprehensive and authoritative history to date of the beginning of German concentration camps in the 1930s until the end of the war in 1945. Describes how the camps evolved over time into factories for mass murder and the commandants, kapos, etc. kept the crematory fires burning.

This reader expects that Wachsmann's "KL" will become the standard work on this subject. Read more

Review:The book was very detailed which was great but at times confusing. I noticed I was focusing on keeping all the names and places straight rather than what I was actually reading.still a great book though! Read more

Review:Moorehead's accounting of the French resistance people, and especially the young women, is heart-breaking. It is hard to believe that the world went through such a horrible experience. The descriptions of the death camps by those who survived are not sugar-coated. Moorehead gives such detailed descriptions, as told by the women who lived through it, the reader fully grasps the horror. Read more

Review:The book arrived in perfect condition and I was impressed with the service from Amazon. Unfortunately I found the story line disappointing. At some points in the book her story contradicts itself and has grown to enormously ridiculous proportions. Having some first hand knowledge of the war theatre in which she sets herself I found many scenario questionable.

That being said, I applaud hers and everyone's efforts large or small who helped in that savage war. However, I cannot recommen... Read more

Review:A deeply personal and professionally enlightening account of survival and liberation. A book anybody troubled with sorrow and/or anger, an overly critical and negative self image can learn from. It’s honest and compelling with a lot to teach us all how to be better human beings. Read more