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The Nazi Mind

Twelve Warnings From History
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A propulsive narrative history of the motivations and mentalities behind the Nazis and their supporters, from a bestselling historian How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did they willingly - often enthusiastically - oversee mass murder? How did ordinary Germans tolerate the... Read More
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The Nazi Mind

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A propulsive narrative history of the motivations and mentalities behind the Nazis and their supporters, from a bestselling historian How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did they willingly - often enthusiastically - oversee mass murder? How did ordinary Germans tolerate the removal of Jewish people? And how do we ensure it never happens again? Bestselling author Laurence Rees combines history and the latest psychological research to help answer the most perplexing questions surrounding the Holocaust and the Nazi state. Through the lens of 'twelve warnings' - from talk about 'them' and 'us' to the escalation of racism - Rees delves into the darkness to explain how and why people were capable of such horrors. Using previously unpublished testimony from former Nazis and cutting-edge psychological discoveries, THE NAZI MIND is a revelatory new way of understanding the most appalling crimes of the 20th century that highlights the warning signs we need to look out for in leaders today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405974882

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 358g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Laurence Rees is the author of The Holocaust- A New History, a Sunday Times bestseller that was described by the Daily Telegraph as 'the finest single volume on the Holocaust ever written', by the Times as an 'exemplary account of how the greatest crime in modern history came about' and by the Mail on Sunday as 'groundbreaking.' A former Head of BBC TV History programmes, he has written nine books focusing on the Nazis and the Second World War. Many of them, including The Nazis- A Warning from History, Auschwitz- The Nazis and the 'Final Solution', World War II- Behind Closed Doors and The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler, were also documentary TV series, which he wrote and produced. Educated at Oxford University, for several years he was a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Sheffield and the Open University. His many awards include a British Book award, a BAFTA, a George Foster Peabody award, a Broadcasting Press Guild award, a Grierson award, a Broadcast award, two International Documentary awards and two Emmys.

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