The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia22 reviews Orlando Figes Metropolitan Books, 2007 Dangerous whispers + Brilliant + Superb and chilling + A moving and important book             The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II638 reviews Iris Chang Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 An Emotive, Powerful and Well-Researched Piece + A must read + From a Korean reader with Japanese friends. + Shocking, Heartbreaking, but Necessary + remember not only the number of people slaughtered             The Hunt for Nazi Spies: Fighting Espionage in Vichy France2 reviews Simon Kitson University Of Chicago Press, 2007 Intriguing and very accessible + Unique Topic This is a really fascinating book which goes well beyond just the question of espionage and counter-espionage. It offers an entirely new take on the Vichy government and its relationship with the Germans by showing that inspite of extensive collaboration the regime struggled to maintain its ...             The Fall of Berlin 1945125 reviews Antony Beevor Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 brutal end to a brutal war + A well written history book + Haunting... This is a story of epic violence, the final act of staggering and extended violence of the Second World War in Europe, the campaign for, envelopment and destruction of Berlin and a good share of its population, by the Red Army. Beevor's book is riveting, well written, engrossing, and emotionally ...             Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers30 reviews Filip Muller Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 1999 Riviting + "Eyewitness Auschwitz is an exceptionally graphic, in-depth re-telling by Filip Muller" BCM + Powerful indictment of Nazi Germany + Excellant + Love it!             Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl5 reviews Anne Frank Pocket Books, 1953 Anne Frank: What was the book like? + A Very Good Portrayal of the Life in the 1940s. + The story is incredible, even if the book is not... + Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Book Review + Review of: Anne Frank- The Diary of a Young Girl             Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-194537 reviews Richard Overy Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Russia's War + Excellent overview + German Officers make Bad Food Choices and Blew It + Foremost Cause of Soviet Victory: Stalin + The Forgotten Front             Hitler: 1936-1945: Nemesis53 reviews Ian Kershaw W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 Excellent + Superb Redux + "Working Towards the Fuhrer" + Worth reading without reservation             Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-19413 reviews Ian Kershaw Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Very well researched. An excellent read. Ian Kershaw's book is an elegantly-written masterful work of history but rather dense at some points and more of an academic nature than an easy read. In "Fateful Choices" Kershaw cast a critical eye over ten decisions taken during a 19-month period at the beginning of the Second World War that, ...             Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family, Fatherland and Vichy France (Vintage)7 reviews Carmen Callil Vintage, 2007 Unbelieveably interesting + Darquier's progress + Excellent, but with a caveat This is very scholarly book but never boring. It is a fascinating look at an evil man. I was sad to come to the end of it, I enjoyed it so much.             The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story81 reviews Diane Ackerman W. W. Norton, 2007 Terrifying and moving + Important reading + The Zookeeper's Wife + A Courageous Knowing Woman in War Torn Poland             Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-4411 reviews Mark Mazower Yale University Press, 2001 A valuable contribution to modern historical understanding + Terrific book + Hitler and Greece Meticulously researched and thoughtfully written, Mazower's Book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of European history in the first half of the twentieth century, especially during the decade of the 1940s. As the title suggests, this is a work about the German occupation of Greece. ...             War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War34 reviews John W. Dower Pantheon, 1987 A Look At Selves and Others + A+, I was satisfied 100% + One of the best J-history books I've ever read This is a thought-provoking treatise about the hate and racism found in all peoples of the world. It causes one to take stock of what is, and what was in a very violent and trying time. Both the Japanese and the Americans, among others, propagandized their populations to get them to hate "the ...             Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews Christopher R. Browning Harper Perennial, 1993 Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach! + Ordinary Men is a grisly look at a German killing squad implementing the Final Solution in Poland + Frightfully banal + Excellent             The Anatomy of Fascism19 reviews Robert O. Paxton Vintage, 2005 In depth Fascism + Fundamentals of Fascism + Must Read to Understand Current Day America This book must come close to being the most complete and authoritative portrait of Fascism. Mr. Paxton tackles the very difficult task of defining what Fascism is and what is not. The author regards the experiences with Fascism of both, Italy and Germany, as the classical examples of that ...             Wartime Juliet Gardiner REVIEW (HEADLINE), 2005             Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest424 reviews Stephen E. Ambrose Pocket, 2002 Real American Heroes + Great story... + It's been said already, but I'll say it again + Bravery and Determination was Unsurpassed             Survival In Auschwitz71 reviews Primo Levi Touchstone, 1996 primo levi + Vivid Portrayal of Horror + "...man is bound to pursue his own ends by all possible means, while he who errs but once pays dearly." + Direct and Powerful + Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!             Night (Oprah's Book Club)625 reviews Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang, 2006 Elie, a brave boy and a survivor + Night, a real tragedy, from a young boy. + A Horrific Account of the Nightmare of the Holocaust + Eye opener + A new day for Night             Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943245 reviews Antony Beevor Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Great In-depth Analysis + Very accessible history + First Rate Analysis + How totalitarian dictatorships mishandle leadership + Historical