Beasts of Buchenwald, The
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on November 27, 2011 - 23:42
|
|
|
Author's Summary
The crime and punishment story of how Nazi SS Colonel Karl Koch and his wife Ilse ran Buchenwald, the most infamous concentration camp of Nazi Germany, where evil reigned unchecked and the inconceivable was commonplace
MWSA Review
The Beasts of Buchenwald is a very well researched, historical account of Karl and Ilse Koch’s horrendous conduct while he was the commandant at Buchenwald, the Nazi’s concentration camp near the city of Weimar, Germany. The author does a great job in furnishing interesting biographical backgrounds for both Karl and Ilse Koch and in creating the setting for their arrival at Buchenwald. The book is well documented and researched, and I had no doubt that the extremely evil conduct of the two was accurately set forth. While the book’s main focus is on the Koch’s, the author does provide a brief account of life in the camp after Koch’s departure, through the end of the war. Throughout the book the author exposes the reader to numerous statements made by Buchenwald survivors and to a portion of the official records from the Nuremburg trials.
This is a book that should be read and discussed. I specifically recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading about WWII, European history, human behavior, or modern Jewish history
This is a book that should be read and discussed. I specifically recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading about WWII, European history, human behavior, or modern Jewish history
Reviewed by: Bob Doerr (August 2011)
Author(s) Mentioned:
Whitlock, Flint
Reviewer:
Doerr, Bob
Work Type: