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The Holocaust

An Unfinished History

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The Holocaust

By: Dan Stone
Narrated by: John Sackville
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An authoritative, revelatory new history of the Holocaust, from one of the leading scholars of his generation

The Holocaust is much-discussed, much-memorialized and much-portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked.

Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust and across the world, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone reveals how the idea of 'industrial murder' is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways. He outlines the depth of collaboration across Europe, arguing persuasively that we need to stop thinking of the Holocaust as an exclusively German project. He also considers the nature of trauma the Holocaust engendered, and why Jewish suffering has yet to be fully reckoned with. And he makes clear that the kernel to understanding Nazi thinking and action is genocidal ideology, providing a deep analysis of its origins.

Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. Stone draws on Nazi documents, but also on diaries, post-war testimonies and even fiction, urging that, in our age of increasing nationalism and xenophobia, we must understand the true history of the Holocaust.

'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative . . . fizzes with ideas. Even if you think you know the subject, you'll probably find something here to make you think' Sunday Times
'Erudite...remarkable' The Observer
'Outstanding'
The Telegraph

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An excellent detailed summary of the events and issues before, during and after the Holocaust, that helps the understanding of events and consequences whilst briefly covering the complex historiography.

Superb

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I’ve read many, many books about the Holocaust & it’s difficult to present such a large & complex topic in a single, sensible length book. However, Mr Stone’s new telling of this horror is both fascinating & informative, often exploring some of the associated sociology surrounding Jewish persecution between 1933-1945.
Thus, I believe this to be one of the best single-volume books on the topic of Jewish persecution in the 1930’s & ‘40’s.
I also have to say that the narrator (Jack Sackville) is one of the very best I’ve heard. His clear diction, pace, delivery & pronunciation are exemplary & I wish all narrators were this ‘good’ as reading a book aloud!
Overall, a fascinating & rewarding listen.

Best ‘Single-Volume’ on the Holocaust

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I learned so much from this audiobook - this horrifying story needs to be told again and again.

Really informative

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Very thorough, Intense and informative read. I do recommend for anyone researching genocide and or the shoah.

Patrick

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This is a fascinating and important book. However, it is a terrible shame that it was never checked by a German speaker. Hitler’s project described as a war for “Liebensraum” rather than “Lebensraum” is jarring, to say the least. The mispronunciations are scattered throughout the audio and distract from the narrative’s message. Read this book, don’t listen to it.

Great book let down by audio

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