In this compelling book highly acclaimed author & broadcaster Laurence Rees tells the definitive history of the most notorious Nazi institution of them all We discover how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history
- part death camp part concentration camp where around a million Jews were killed Auschwitz examines the mentality & motivations of the key Nazi decision makers & perpetrators of appalling crimes speak here for the first time about their actions Fascinating & disturbing facts have been uncovered
- from the operation of a brothel to the corruption that was rife throughout the camp The book draws on intriguing new documentary material from recently opened Russian archives which will challenge many previously accepted arguments This is the story of murder brutality courage escape & survival & a powerful account of how human tragedy of such immense scale could have happened

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Auschwitz has a unique place in history It is where the largest mass murder ever recorded occurred It is hard to grasp how & why such a chilling place existed This untold story of Auschwitz marks the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the camp ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Echoing the sentiments of Schindler&s List Auschwitz is a hard-hitting but respectful war film which shows life as it really was at the death camp Including documentary footage controversial German director Uwe Boll (Rampage Darfur) says "50 of the German population doesn&t know anything about the Holocaust When I realized that there were many people who deny the Holocaust or who had a distorted point of view about it I decided to make this movie & get straight to the point without any metaphors" ...

In 1945 soon after the liberation of Auschwitz Soviet authorities in control of the Kattowitz (Katowice) camp in Poland asked Primo Levi & his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions they witnessed in Auschwitz The result was an extraordinary testimony & one of the first accounts of the extermination camps ever written Their report published in a medical journal in 1946 marked the beginnings of Levi s life-long work as writer analyst & witness In the subsequent four decades Levi never ceased to recount his experiences in Auschwitz in a wide variety of texts many of which are assembled together here for the first time alongside other testimony from De Benedetti From early research into the fate of their companions to the deposition written for Eichmann s trial Auschwitz Testimonies is a rich mosaic of documents memories & critical reflections of great historic & human value Underpinned by his characteristically clear language rigorous method & deep psychological insight this collection of testimonies reports & analyses reaffirms Primo Levi s position as one of the most important chroniclers of the Holocaust ...

When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944 they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz A Hungarian Jew & a medical doctor Dr Miklos Nyiszli was spared from death for a grimmer fate to perform "scientific research" on his fellow inmates under the supervision of the infamous " Angel of Death" Dr Josef Mengele Nyiszli was named Mengele's personal research pathologist Miraculously he survived to give this terrifying & sobering account of the terror of Auschwitz This new Penguin Modern Classics edition contains an introduction by Richard Evans ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From an old San Francisco house the BROOKS FAMILY struggles to make ends meet Times are tough for MICHAEL BROOKS (Dean Cain) his wife AMELIA (Kirstin Eggers) & their children-- eleven year-old ERIC (Leo Howard) & his six year-old sister LANEY (Alyssa Shafer) Laney&s best friend is the small family dog AUSSIE a stray that Michael brought home from a trip to Australia Laney & Aussie have a unique bond of friendship They do absolutely everything togetherthat is until the day Michael brings home a very special gift for his daughter Michael makes a trip to his childhood neighborhood Chinatown where he runs into an old friend a mysterious wise woman named MEI MEI (Emily Kuroda) When Michael describes his daughter to Mei Mei the elderly shopkeeper recommends a very special TEDDY BEAR as the perfect gift But this is no ordinary toy When it connects with the true love of a child the bear glows & communicates with its owner Laney immediately connects with the bear sensing that it is more than just a stuffed animal She names him TED From the moment he arrives Laney & Ted are inseparable Aussie becomes jealous & purposely loses Ted However when he sees how sad his master is Aussies guilty conscience pushes him to make amends The dog embarks on a perilous journey to rescue the teddy bear United in their love for Laney Aussie & Ted must find their way back homea daunting task since the Brooks family has been forced to move far from town to the farm of AUNT ZELDA (Beverly DAngelo) Ted helps Aussie learn that nothing is impossible as long as you believe in yourself On their journey the two become a team of unlikely heroes AUSSIE & TEDS GREAT ADVENTURE is a funny heartfelt story about the true meaning of friendship Actors Alyssa Shafer Kirstin Eggers Leo Howard Emily Kuroda Angela Martinez Brandon Ng Alejandro Patino Timothy Starks Dabier Carlos Mc Cullers II Vanessa Bell Calloway Brian Burrows Peter Kwong Odessa Chiklis & Jordan Levy Director Shuki Levy Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2009 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 29 minutes (approx) ...

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It takes the 50 defining facts dates thoughts habits & achievements of each subject & uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid snapshots The result is a quick-fire journey through truths & trivia that is the most entertaining way to follow in the footsteps of the men & women whose lives have most influenced our own Many people know that Jane Austen was one of the greatest literary voices in history What perhaps they don't know is that she was one of eight children of a clergyman; that all of her novels were originally published anonymously; & that she once accepted a marriage proposal but changed her mind the following day Biographic Austen presents an array of irresistible facts & figures converted into infographics to reveal the author behind the words ...

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