Patakis Auschwitz: the Nazis and the "Final Solution"

This shocking book describes the development of the Auschwitz camp, the most inhumane and despicable institution created by the Nazis. The reader watches a monstrous crime slowly build up, how the camp gradually transformed from a camp for Polish political prisoners to the site of most mass murders in history. On the occasion of Auschwitz, the author examines the Holocaust in its wider context, Nazi policy and ideology, the attitude of the German-occupied states, as well as the Allies.

The book makes use of many new facts that have recently come to light, e.g. Soviet archival material and interviews with former German officials.

"Lawrence Rees illuminates unknown aspects of the creation and evolution of Auschwitz into the ultimate place of horror, the number 1 symbol of Nazi brutality. An excellent book that should be read by everyone."

Ian Kershaw