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Ordinary Men
- Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs
- Categories: History, Europe
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“A remarkable - and singularly chilling - glimpse of human behavior...This meticulously researched book...represents a major contribution to the literature of the Holocaust." (Newsweek)
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PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-20
Solid, well-written and terrifying
Argues convincingly that normal people are capable of terrible things. Better than Goldhagen. Read this.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-20
Very important book to read 2020
This book should be read in all schools all over the world so young ppl can learn from history
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- Mr. OL Lee
- 08-05-20
Not an easy read but a very important one
I came to this book on the recommendation of several renowned psychologists. Prepare to cast off the comfort blanket of thinking this could never happen to me or anyone I know.
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- Jordan Smith
- 22-07-20
average
struggled to finish, too much info and topics, people already know the Nazis were monsters. only new info was the psychology aspect. how some dealt forced etc etc
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- Tom Harrison
- 30-11-20
Boring and Clinical
Only the psychological analysis at the end is remotely interesting. The rest of this book is just a summary of events presented in a tiresome way. Save yourself some time and look up a 5 minute YouTube video on peer pressure and you'll have learned all this book has to teach
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- Kyle
- 13-11-20
A must listen to, reveals what every human is capable of.
This book tells a story of horror which you would not believe is based on reality. This book is like a horror novel, following the descent the police battalion experiences, whilst telling the factual information blended immaculately with the personal stories and experiences. This book should shake you to the core on what we all are capable of.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-10-20
fascinating, concerning, infuriating ...history
This a really important book. its by no means easy listening. but I have no regrets. I found it really interesting and engaging throughout, well read and written. like all good history I am left wanting to read more around this subject.
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- brian s.
- 11-10-20
Excellent and shocking
An incredibly vivid and shocking tale of how easily corrupted we can be. This book is a must read
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- Kevin
- 22-08-20
fantastic insight into how evil things happen
should be to taught and referenced in all schools it explains how everyone whether involved directly or indirectly, individuals can and will follow a narrative or ideology even if it is evil.
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- Andreas Ergatoudes
- 14-08-20
A study on history and human behavior
Listening to this audiobook was a great experience for me. We can all learn from history and humanity's past mistakes.What turned these ordinary men into quite frankly serial killers? What difference do these ordinary men have from me? It seems easy to judge people with hindsight but trying to put myself in their shoes their behaviour seems ...human. Not inexcusable of course. Just human. This is a well written book and a well narrated audiobook and I don't think I would have read this book but in audio form is simply more accessible for me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-20
could've done without the afterword...
The story is excellent and strong but could've done without the afterword of the author bashing his literary rivals... realistically 2 hours of the audiobook was ranting
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- JD
- 04-06-20
Ok book minus the afterword
The reason I’m giving this book and single star and requesting a refund isn’t so much the main content, even though it was disappointing at best. Rather my negative review is earned through the 2.5 hour afterward the author chose to include. Instead of being new insight or information, this addition is simply hours of the author whining that someone disagreed with their conclusions. Perhaps the author is unfamiliar with the world, but differences of opinions are commonplace and to just continually cry about how you are right and this other person was wrong was very off putting.
9 people found this helpful
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- Demid V. Fedorov
- 30-06-20
Very chaotic narration.
90% of the book (9 hrs) is disjointed descriptions of various massacres. The part about “ordinary men” is only about an hour long and at the very end.
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- Daniel Eduardo Lopez Gomez
- 29-05-20
They were ordinary men...just like you or me
Most people cannot fathom how the Holocaust came to be. Well... here it is. A vast array of factors - that would have pushed most people to do exactly what the men of these times did - influenced the individual participation of the people involved in the mass murder of other humans. This book is not for the light of heart, but I believe it is something everyone should read. The details in the book suffice to give you an idea of what happened, where it happened, and most importantly, why it happened.
7 people found this helpful
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- Douglas
- 18-09-20
Read This Book!
The racial identity politics described in this book are exactly what the postmodern Marxists are doing right now in our country. This book explains it all by showing how this exact same kind of racial identity politics was employed in Nazi Germany.
6 people found this helpful
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- Erich Soiles
- 21-07-20
speaking the truth
details of the book and what happened are incredible. still a hard subject to read. not sure I could do the research myself and be the same type of person. actually I don't think I'm the same type of person after reading the book. amazingly hard to speak the truth what happened
6 people found this helpful
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- Lauren Grippo
- 13-09-20
Terrifyingly real
This is a must listen.. it’s not enjoyable, at least not in the traditional sense of the word, however it delves deep into the how and why ordinary men could commit such atrocious acts against humanity. The narrator is perfect, in my opinion, for the macabre section of the book you have to get through.
5 people found this helpful
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- Nathaniel Overcash
- 17-08-20
Should be required reading
This should be required reading in any High School History class. Pure and simple. Too many have such a naive view on how man could enact such atrocities on his fellow man.
4 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-06-20
a must read on human behavior
a must read for anyone interested in how "normal" people can be lead to commit acts of atrocities. Its scary how propaganda now is turning back into demonizing the other, both left and right are edging toward dehumanization and lack of individual responsibility in crimes.
4 people found this helpful
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- Chad
- 01-09-20
Essential reading for today
Don’t believe that you or someone you know could become a mass killer? Read this and realize the push required is but a breath.
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