
The Holocaust
An Unfinished History
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Narrated by:
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John Sackville
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By:
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Dan Stone
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
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
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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Expertly Written
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Superb
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Interesting...
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Latest Holocaust research
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Great book let down by audio
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Patrick
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Really informative
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Can’t get past the narrator
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The holocaust is a fascinating subject however the author seems to have found a way to bore the hell out of the reader. This is only 10 hours but there's a fair amount of repetition and "to quote historian [insert historian here'". It's almost like he had to somehow up the word count and didn't seem to have any opinion / research of his own. As such it ends up like you're listening to someone's master's thesis than a book designed for general consumption. The narrator does his best but alas I was defeated and gave up 2 hours in, this must be the first history book I've ever returned for a credit refund. There are countless great books on the holocaust, alas this just isn't one of them.
Dry and boring
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