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In Action By Gregory A. Coco Thomas Publications I picked this fascinating little book up while at Gettysburg, PA. It's a collection of case studies depicting the last months/days/hours/minutes on earth for 100 unfortunate Union soldiers who were mortally injured during the epic battles at Gettysburg during the Civil War. This book brings a human face to a remote subject with excellent detail. (Not Yet Reviewed) |
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Nazi Doctors By Robert Lifton Basic Books From Amazon.Com: "Nazi doctors did more than conduct bizarre experiments on concentration-camp inmates; they supervised the entire process of medical mass murder, from selecting those who were to be exterminated to disposing of corpses. Lifton (The Broken Connection; The Life of the Self shows that this medically supervised killing was done in the name of 'healing,' as part of a racist program to cleanse the Aryan body politic. After the German eugenics campaign of the 1920s for forced sterilization of the 'unfit,' it was but one step to 'euthanasia,' which in the Nazi context meant systematic murder of Jews. Building on interviews with former Nazi physicians and their prisoners, Lifton presents a disturbing portrait of careerists who killed to overcome feelings of powerlessness. He includes a chapter on Josef Mengele and one on Eduard Wirths, the 'kind,' 'decent' doctor (as some inmates described him) who set up the Auschwitz death machinery. Lifton also psychoanalyzes the German people, scarred by the devastation of World War I and mystically seeking regeneration. This profound study ranks with the most insightful books on the Holocaust." (Not Yet Reviewed) |
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Of Nanking By Iris Chang Penguin USA Recommended by Eva: "Apparently [during World War II] the Japanese army killed millions of Chinese people in all sorts of nasty ways but no one remembers it because everyone just focuses on the Nazis. The book is very disturbing and even includes photos! It just seemed like something that you would like." Also recommended by Chardon: "READ 'The Rape of Nanking' as soon as possible... it starts kinda slow with all the Japanese military sections... but as soon as it gets into the torture, it REALLY gets into it! It tells stories about how they sliced open little girls who were not equipped for rape so that they could rape them.... really sickening stuff." Also recommended by Wayne Jr.: "I haven't read the book, but the pictures are reputed to be VERY disturbing... (People want to throw up after seeing them...) 'Nor were they killed methodically and systematically as the Nazis and Bolsheviks usually did with their victims. Instead, they were put to death one by one...or in small groups. They were often tortured...degraded...and made to suffer as much as the killers' imagination made possible. Nothing personal...of course. Butchery. Barbarity. Bestiality. It is hard to describe what happened in words that do it justice.'" But Andrew has a slightly different take: "I bought the book by Iris Chang when it first came out. I didn't think the pictures were THAT revolting nor did I hear of anybody throwing up after looking at the photos. This statement is a bit over-dramatic. I sent my copy to Osaka Japan to a friend of mine whou culd not buy the book in Japan because the translator/publisher received death threats as reported in The Japan Times. He did like the photos but admitted his people were atrocious." I have this one on my bookshelf right now... waiting for me to read it. And once I do, I'll pass on a Comtesse review... |
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| Flyboys by James Bradley (Back Bay Books) Recommended by Bill: "I highly recommend Flyboys by James Bradley. This is a disturbing look at Japanese war atrocities during WWII, replete with interviews of both the veterans that survived them and their Japanese captors. This is NOT just another boring war history book; I have been reading the MFDJ as long as I can remember (and have occasionally drawn scorn from guests for serving foie gras and liver pate during 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Real Autopsy' viewings), but I actually had to put the book down on several occasions to keep my lunch down!" |
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My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke and Jennifer Armstrong (Anchor) Recommended by Cassandra: "I recently had to a read a book for school called 'In My Hands' by Irene Gut Opdyke. [What a great name - Comtesse] It's the story of a Polish girl living through WW II and it details what she sees and her actions due to it. At first I dreaded having to read another Holocaust book but this one really kept me interested. It detailed soldiers throwing a baby into the air like a flying bird and having it shot down dead to the ground. It's very interesting and since it's a true story, it makes it all that much better! Enjoy :)" |
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